WARFARIN-INDUCED ALOPECIA: A RARE CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Saurab A Post graduate, department of pharmacology, kasturba medical college, manipal.
  • Balaji Ommurugan Post graduate , Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical college , Manipal university , Manipal.
  • Amita Priya Post graduate , Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical college , Manipal university , Manipal.
  • Navin Patil assistant professor , Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical college , Manipal university , Manipal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i10.18688

Keywords:

Anticoagulation, Adverse drug reaction, Telogen effluvium, Hair loss

Abstract

 

 As new drugs are developed everywhere worldwide to combat many diseases, side effects due to drugs are always a matter of concern. Warfarin is indicated for the treatment of venous thromboembolism over many decades and it is always associated with many side effects ranging from bleeding complications, gastrointestinal disturbances to skin necrosis. Hair fall with oral anticoagulants had always been a matter of debate and concern and so far, only very few case reports have been published on warfarin-induced hair loss. Hence, we report a case of warfarin-induced alopecia in a 39-year-old male in a tertiary care hospital in Southern India.

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Published

01-10-2017

How to Cite

A, S., B. Ommurugan, A. Priya, and N. Patil. “WARFARIN-INDUCED ALOPECIA: A RARE CASE REPORT”. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, vol. 10, no. 10, Oct. 2017, pp. 17-18, doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i10.18688.

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