RASopathic Alopecia: Hair Changes Associated with Vemurafenib Therapy
March 2015
in “
Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology
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vemurafenib metastatic melanoma hair loss diffuse hair thinning body hair shedding anagen hair follicles telogen follicles catagen follicles telogen arrest alopecia areata clobetasol propionate foam hair regrowth BRAF anagen phase elastic fiber damage RAS pathway hair thinning hair shedding hair follicles
Studysummary In this study, five out of six patients treated with vemurafenib for metastatic melanoma experienced hair loss, which improved after topical steroid treatment.
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