Isoniazid-induced alopecia

Isoniazid is a safe and very effective antituberculosis drug. Antimitotic agents routinely cause alopecia. Drug-induced alopecia is usually reversible upon withdrawal of the drug. Isoniazid, thiacetazone and ethionamide are the antituberculosis drugs which have been associated with alopecia. Isoniaz...

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Published inLung India Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 60 - 61
Main Authors Gupta, K B, Kumar, V, Vishvkarma, S, Shandily, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2011
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Alopecia
Antitubercular agents
antitubercular drugs
Baldness
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Diagnosis
Hair loss
Health aspects
Hypothyroidism
isoniazid
Patient outcomes
Risk factors
Tuberculosis
India
antitubercular drugs
Alopecia
isoniazid
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Summary:Isoniazid is a safe and very effective antituberculosis drug. Antimitotic agents routinely cause alopecia. Drug-induced alopecia is usually reversible upon withdrawal of the drug. Isoniazid, thiacetazone and ethionamide are the antituberculosis drugs which have been associated with alopecia. Isoniazid-induced alopecia was observed in one case and confirmed by the finding that hair growth resumed when drug removed from the regimen.
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ISSN:0970-2113
0974-598X
DOI:10.4103/0970-2113.76304