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Case ReportJournal of Pharmacology and PharmacotherapeuticsVol. 5 | Issue 2 | 2014 | pp. 155–157Open access
Alopecia caused by isoniazid
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- 1 Departments of Respiratory Medicine and Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, J. L. N. Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
Published in Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics
Correspondence: Ramakant Dixit
Departments of Respiratory Medicine and Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, J. L. N. Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
Email: dr.ramakantdixit@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2014 Manuscript Technomedia LLP. This is an open access article.
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- Jan 1, 2014
- Received:
- Apr 6, 2013
- Accepted:
- Jul 12, 2013
How to cite
Dixit, R., Qureshi, D., & Mathur, S. (2014). Alopecia caused by isoniazid. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, 5(2), 155–157. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.130081
Abstract
Drug-induced alopecia is a known clinical entity and mainly seen with anti-mitotic drug therapy. Alopecia during anti-tuberculosis therapy is very uncommon and previously observed with isoniazid, thiacetazone, and ethionamide. Present communication describes an additional case of isoniazid-induced alopecia in a 10-year-old male child, which was reversible after isoniazid withdrawal. Possible mechanisms of drug-induced alopecia are also briefly discussed.
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| Title | Alopecia caused by isoniazid |
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| Authors | Ramakant Dixit; Danish Qureshi; Sunil Mathur |
| Affiliations | Departments of Respiratory Medicine and Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, J. L. N. Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. |
| Corresponding author | dr.ramakantdixit@gmail.com |
| Journal | Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 5, Issue 2 (2014) |
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