TLDR An elderly Chinese man lost all his hair after taking a new heart medication.
A unique case of alopecia universalis was observed in an elderly Chinese man during a clinical trial involving sacubitril/alisartan, a novel angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI). This rare adverse event, where medications trigger the premature transition of actively growing hairs into the telogen phase, adds to the spectrum of cutaneous reactions associated with ARNI therapy.
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