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Repigmentation and curling of hair after acitretin therapy.

The Australasian journal of dermatology (2009-08-08)
Dilek Seckin, Ayfer Yildiz
ABSTRACT

Drug-induced hair colour and texture changes have been reported rarely. We describe a 70-year-old woman with psoriasis who noticed darkening of her previously white hair, which also gained a curly appearance after 6 months of acitretin treatment. We present this case to emphasize that acitretin can be added to the list of drugs that induce changes in hair colour and texture.

MATERIALS
Product Number
Brand
Product Description

USP
Acitretin, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard
Sigma-Aldrich
Acitretin, ≥98.0% (HPLC)
Acitretin, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard