Pruritic Rash with Actinic Keratosis and Impending Exfoliation in a Patient with Hypertension Managed with Minoxidil

    September 1988 in “ Drug intelligence & clinical pharmacy ”
    Bruce H. Ackerman, Michael E. Townsend, William E. Golden, Ann B. Bryan
    Studysummary This report documents a case of dermatological toxicity associated with chronic minoxidil therapy, highlighting the emergence of a severe rash after three years of use, which recurred upon inadvertent rechallenge.
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    Research cited in this study 5

    1. Minoxidil-Induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Archives of internal medicine · 1981
    2. Minoxidil and Pericardial Effusion: An Idiosyncratic Reaction Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics · 1981
    3. Minoxidil Annals of Internal Medicine · 1981
    4. Renal Function During Long-Term Treatment of Hypertension with Minoxidil Annals of Internal Medicine · 1980
    5. Minoxidil and the Treatment of Severe Hypertension The New England Journal of Medicine · 1980

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