December 2024 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” In this report, a rare case of gynecomastia was observed in a 76-year-old man using 0.25% topical finasteride for hair loss, with breast tenderness resolving after stopping treatment but persistent enlargement.
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January 2003 in “Journal of Clinical Dermatology” This report documents the first cases in Korea of painful bilateral gynecomastia associated with taking 1mg of oral finasteride (Propecia) for male androgenetic alopecia.
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November 2015 in “Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports” This case report describes a 57-year-old man's late diagnosis of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, highlighting the need to consider this condition in patients with non-autoimmune primary adrenal insufficiency and neurological issues.
March 2021 in “AACE clinical case reports” This case study reports a rare combination of primary hyperparathyroidism with Klinefelter syndrome in a 44-year-old male, highlighting an unusual KS mosaicism with a mild phenotype.
January 2014 in “Международный журнал прикладных и фундаментальных исследований” This report of two cases suggests that finasteride may cause gynecomastia, although physicians rarely encounter this side effect when prescribing it for androgenetic alopecia.