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Photosensitivity reaction induced by finasteride
The patient visited our office complaining of a desquamating eruption on his face since two months. On extensive history‐taking, he had received oral finasteride for four months to prevent alopecia androgenetica, indicating drug‐induced photosensitivity. Withdrawal of finasteride for two weeks resul...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9062542/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35509334 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.510 |
| Sumario: | The patient visited our office complaining of a desquamating eruption on his face since two months. On extensive history‐taking, he had received oral finasteride for four months to prevent alopecia androgenetica, indicating drug‐induced photosensitivity. Withdrawal of finasteride for two weeks resulted in an improvement in the facial rash.[Image: see text] |
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