title: N-acetylcysteine in the Treatment of Trichotillomania.
abstract: Trichotillomania is as medical condition caused by the patient himself by pulling out of is own hair, resulting in a perceptible hair loss pattern that frequently is associated with other psychiatric processes. Generally has a chronic course in most patients, and a challenging therapeutical management. There are several available options for is treatment, but the clinical response is not satisfactory in many patients. Recently, N-acetylcisteine, a glutamate modulator, has shown efficacy in the treatment of trichotillomania and other compulsive behaviors, and is considered a new alternative in the management of this condition. We describe two patients with trichotillomania successfully treated with N-acetylcysteine. Nevertheless, further studies need to be conducted to establish the appropriate treatment regimen and to evaluate it long-term efficacy in improving this chronic condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Ana Rita
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Rodrigues-Barata
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tosti
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Pichardo
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Camacho-Martínez