Reversal of andro-genetic alopecia in a male. A spironolactone effect?
This 73-year-old white male has been bald since the age of 28. He developed nonA-nonB-induced liver cirrhosis and had been treated with spironolactone for the last 6 years. For the last 3 months, his hair had started to regrow over the scalp. This might be related to the antiandrogenic effect of spironolactone.
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Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, University of Nevada School of Medicine.
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Toffel
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D000368:Aged; D000505:Alopecia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006197:Hair / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D013148:Spironolactone / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D013148:Spironolactone