Excessive Hair Growth Around Local Beta-Interferon Injection Sites for Malignant Melanoma

    December 2015 in “ Journal of dermatology ”
    Akiomi Inoue, Takashi Yamaguchi, Natsuko Saito, Daisuke Omoto, Shun Ohmori, Sanehito Haruyama, Yu Sawada, Manabu Yoshioka, Daisuke Nishio, Motonobu Nakamura
    TLDR β-interferon injections for melanoma can cause excessive hair growth at the injection sites.
    The letter to the editor reported cases of excessive hair growth around local β-interferon injection sites in patients treated for malignant melanoma. This unexpected side effect was observed by the authors from the Department of Dermatology at the University of Occupational and Environmental Health in Kitakyushu, Japan. The phenomenon suggested a potential stimulatory effect of β-interferon on hair follicles, warranting further investigation into the mechanisms behind this reaction and its implications for hair growth treatments.
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