TY - JOUR
T1 - Sodium valproate induced alopecia
T2 - A case series
AU - Thomson, Sereen Rose
AU - Mamulpet, Vinay
AU - Adiga, Shalini
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - Drug induced alopecia may range from a barely detectable shedding to an irreversible baldness. Alopecia associated with valproate is a dose-dependent and reversible side effect. We hereby report, three cases of alopecia that occurred in patients who received sodium valproate for various neurological conditions. In all three cases, long term exposure of valproate therapy led to the development of alopecia which eventually resolved after dose reduction or discontinuation. The Naranjo’s causality assessment scale indicated valproate as the probable cause of the alopecia in all our patients.
AB - Drug induced alopecia may range from a barely detectable shedding to an irreversible baldness. Alopecia associated with valproate is a dose-dependent and reversible side effect. We hereby report, three cases of alopecia that occurred in patients who received sodium valproate for various neurological conditions. In all three cases, long term exposure of valproate therapy led to the development of alopecia which eventually resolved after dose reduction or discontinuation. The Naranjo’s causality assessment scale indicated valproate as the probable cause of the alopecia in all our patients.
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U2 - 10.7860/JCDR/2017/28564.10658
DO - 10.7860/JCDR/2017/28564.10658
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85030625552
SN - 2249-782X
VL - 11
SP - FR01-FR02
JO - Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
JF - Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
IS - 9
ER -