Hair Repigmentation Associated With the Use of Brentuximab

    November 2017 in “ JAAD Case Reports
    Lauren R. Penzi, Athena Manatis-Lornell, Arturo P. Saavedra, David E. Fisher, Maryanne M. Senna
    TLDR Brentuximab may cause hair to regain color.
    The document reported a case where a 72-year-old man experienced partial hair repigmentation from white to dark gray after 10 months of treatment with brentuximab vedotin for chronic graft-versus-host disease. This change persisted for over a year. The mechanism was unclear, but it was suggested that brentuximab might influence melanogenesis by affecting proinflammatory cytokines. Further research was needed to understand the mechanisms and clinical scenarios of medication-induced hair repigmentation.
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