Reversal of andro-genetic alopecia in a male. A spironolactone effect?

C F Bou-Abboud; F Nemec; F Toffel

Reversal of andro-genetic alopecia in a male. A spironolactone effect?

Acta Derm Venereol. 1990;70(4):342-3.

Authors

C F Bou-Abboud¹, F Nemec, F Toffel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, University of Nevada School of Medicine.

PMID: 1977262

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Alopecia / drug therapy*
Alopecia / genetics
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / drug therapy*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / drug therapy*
Hair / drug effects
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis / drug therapy*
Male
Spironolactone / administration & dosage*

Substances

Spironolactone