Alopecia Due to Seroxat
Leonid Umansky, Abraham Dorevitch, Avner Sella
Psychiatry Chronic Dept., Eitanim Mental Health Center, Jerusalem
There are 2 stages of alopecia, anagen and telogen effluvium, both of which may be associated with medication- related alopecia. We describe massive hair loss in a 51-year-old woman during treatment with Seroxat (paroxetine), which remitted after it was discontinued. Pathological mechanisms of drug-associated alopecia are complex and have yet to be fully elucidated.