Alopecia areata and isotretinoin; coincidence or causal relation.


Journal

Dermatologic therapy
ISSN: 1529-8019
Titre abrégé: Dermatol Ther
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9700070

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
05 2020
Historique:
received: 22 01 2020
revised: 17 02 2020
accepted: 18 02 2020
pubmed: 23 2 2020
medline: 15 5 2021
entrez: 22 2 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Isotretinoin is a safe and useful medication for acne management. Adverse effects are mostly related to cutaneous and mucous membranes. We present a case of a 24-year-old female patient who was on treatment with isotretinoin for acne vulgaris Grade 4. After 6 months of treatment, the patient presented with localized patch of hair loss. Beginning of alopecia areata in patients with acne vulgaris could be regarded as a side effect of retinoids due to anti-acne therapy. The exact mechanism by which retinoids cause hair loss is not known.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32083770
doi: 10.1111/dth.13280
doi:

Substances chimiques

Retinoids 0
Isotretinoin EH28UP18IF

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

e13280

Commentaires et corrections

Type : CommentIn

Informations de copyright

© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.

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Auteurs

Mrinal Gupta (M)

Treatwell Skin Centre, Jammu, India.

Torello Lotti (T)

Department of Dermatology, University of Studies Guglielmo Marconi, Rome, Italy.

Mohamad Goldust (M)

Department of Dermatology, University of Rome G. Marconi, Rome, Italy.
Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

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