Association of alopecia areata with COVID-19 vaccination: A vaccine adverse events reporting system analysis

Authors

  • Aarushi Parikh Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA Author
  • Shari Lipner Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25251/p2njr764

Keywords:

alopecia areata, alopecia totalis, alopecia universalis, autoimmune, COVID-19, vaccination

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Published

01/05/2026

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 6 (2025): Dermatology Online Journal

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Letter

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