Sibel KOÇBIYIK, SEDAT BATMAZ, Levent TURHAN, Ozgur Ahmet YUNCU, Ali ÇAYKÖYLÜ

Alleviation of Alopecia after Switching from Escitalopram to Duloxetine: a Case Report

Essitalopram kullanımıyla gelişen ve duloksetine geçilmesiyle gerileyen alopesi: Olgu sunumu. Seçici serotonin geri alım inhibitörleri (SSGİ), lityum, karbamazepin, valproik asit (sodyum valproat), vigabatrin, antipsikotikler, benzodiazepinler, trisiklik antidepresanlar da dahil olmak üzere bir çok psikotrop ilacın saç kaybı ile ilişkili olduğu bildirilmiştir. İlaçlar hafif saç dökülmesinden saçların tamamen kaybına, hipertrikozisten hirsutizme kadar birçok saç hastalığına neden olabilir. Bu yazıda essitalopram kullanımıyla gelişen ve duloksetin tedavisine geçilmesiyle saç dökülmesi yan etkisi gerileyen bir olgu sunulmuş ve antidepresanlara bağlı alopesi ile ilgili alanyazın gözden geçirilmiştir.

Essitalopram kullanımıyla gelişen ve duloksetine geçilmesiyle gerileyen alopesi: Olgu sunumu

Alleviation of alopecia after switching from escitalopram to duloxetine: a case report. Many psychotropic drugs, including SSRIs, lithium, carbamazepine, valproate, vigabatrin, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, and tricyclic antidepressants have been implicated in cases with alopecia. Drugs may cause a variety of dermatological side effects, ranging from mild hair loss to total alopecia, from hypertrichosis to hirsutism. In this paper, we present a case where alopecia emerged due to escitalopram, and where this side effect was alleviated after switching to duloxetine; we also review the literature for antidepressantrelated alopecia.

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