Alopecia and Associated Toxic Agents: A Systematic Review

January 2018 in “ Skin appendage disorders ”

Vicky Yu, Margit Juhász, Audris Chiang, Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska

thallium mercury selenium colchicine boric acid arsenic vitamin A botulinum toxin Podostroma cornu-damae synthetic opioids MT-45 Botox

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Studysummary This review summarizes existing studies on toxic agents that can cause alopecia, with thallium and colchicine having the most established links, while others like botulinum toxin A need further investigation.

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