Curling of Hair in Two Female Patients Taking Alitretinoin

    October 2018 in “ Drug safety - case reports ”
    Kim Alting, Florence van Hunsel
    Studysummary In this report, two women treated with alitretinoin experienced persistent curling of their previously straight hair, suggesting a likely causal link between the medication and hair texture changes.
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