Acitretin-induced alopecia areata: a case report

Ozlu E., Karadag A. S. , Akdeniz N. , Uzuncakmak T. K.

CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY, cilt.34, ss.248-250, 2015 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

  • Cilt numarası: 34 Konu: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/15569527.2014.948684
  • Dergi Adı: CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY
  • Sayfa Sayısı: ss.248-250

Özet

Alopecia areata is a common form of non-scarring hair disorder. The development of alopecia areata during anti-psoriatic treatment has been reported with the systemic therapies such as infliximab, etanercept, adalimumab, alefacept and efalizumab. Retinoid-induced alopecia areata on the eyelash and eyebrow has not been reported in the literature. We report a female patient who presented with alopecia areata of the eyebrow and eyelash one month after the initiation of acitretin therapy for psoriasis.