Diffuse Hair Loss Induced by Sertraline Use
Joint Authors
Kıvrak, Yüksel
Yağcı, İbrahim
Ustundag, Mehmet Fatih
Ozcan, Halil
Source
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
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.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059847
