Diffuse Hair Loss Induced by Sertraline Use

Joint Authors

Kıvrak, Yüksel
Yağcı, İbrahim
Ustundag, Mehmet Fatih
Ozcan, Halil

Source

Case Reports in Psychiatry

Issue

Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2015-09-17

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Psychology
Medicine
Psychiatry

Abstract EN

Hair loss is a rare side effect of psychotropic drugs.

The most related drug class with this side effect is the mood stabilizers.

Studies reporting the sertraline-induced alopecia are limited in number.

Sertraline is a potent antidepressant which inhibits the serotonin reuptake from the presynaptic terminals selectively.

The reason for hair loss could not be elucidated completely.

Psychotropic drugs are usually considered to lead to hair loss through influencing the telogen phase of hair follicle.

This paper reports a 21-year-old male with diffuse hair loss induced by sertraline use and improved by quitting the drug.

To the best of our knowledge, there are no other case reports on sertraline-induced alopecia within 2 weeks.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Kıvrak, Yüksel& Yağcı, İbrahim& Ustundag, Mehmet Fatih& Ozcan, Halil. 2015. Diffuse Hair Loss Induced by Sertraline Use. Case Reports in Psychiatry،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Kıvrak, Yüksel…[et al.]. Diffuse Hair Loss Induced by Sertraline Use. Case Reports in Psychiatry No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Kıvrak, Yüksel& Yağcı, İbrahim& Ustundag, Mehmet Fatih& Ozcan, Halil. Diffuse Hair Loss Induced by Sertraline Use. Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059847

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1059847