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Minoxidil induced hypertrichosis in a 2 year-old child

We report a case of a 2 year-old male patient who developed generalized hypertrichosis after 2 months of treatment with 5% minoxidil foam for alopecia areata. This report highlights the danger of prescribing  topical minoxidil to young children and the need to correctly instruct caretakers about its...

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Autores principales: Herskovitz, Ingrid, Freedman, Joshua, Tosti, Antonella
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000Research 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3886784/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24555107
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.2-226.v1