Diffuse hypertrichosis during treatment with 5% topical minoxidil

✍ Scribed by A.M. PELUSO; C. MISCIALI; C. VINCENZI; A. TOSTI

• Book ID: 104458520
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 1019 KB
• Volume: 136
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0007-0963
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1997.d01-1156.x

✦ Synopsis

Five women affected by androgenetic alopecia developed severe hypertrichosis of the face and limbs after 2-3 months of treatment with 5% topical minoxidil. Minoxidil was discontinued and in all patients the hypertrichosis disappeared from the face and arms after 1-3 months, and from legs after 4-5 months. Systemic absorption of minoxidil, and a high sensitivity to minoxidil of the follicular apparatus in these areas, is hypothesized.