Albendazole-Induced Anagen Effluvium

December 2019 in “ JAAD Case Reports ”

Mondana Ghias, Bijal Amin, Allison Kutner

albendazole anagen effluvium nonscarring alopecia toxic insult inflammatory insult hair regrowth

Studysummary This paper discusses anagen effluvium, a reversible non-scarring hair loss often triggered by certain chemotherapy drugs, but presents no new clinical results.

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