Oral minoxidil improves background hair thickness in lichen planopilaris

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Jun;84(6):1684-1686. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.04.026. Epub 2020 Apr 11.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Alopecia / drug therapy*
  • Alopecia / etiology
  • Alopecia / pathology
  • Female
  • Hair / drug effects*
  • Hair / pathology
  • Humans
  • Hypertrichosis / chemically induced
  • Hypertrichosis / diagnosis
  • Hypertrichosis / epidemiology
  • Hypotension, Orthostatic / chemically induced
  • Hypotension, Orthostatic / diagnosis
  • Hypotension, Orthostatic / epidemiology
  • Lichen Planus / complications
  • Lichen Planus / drug therapy*
  • Lichen Planus / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Minoxidil / administration & dosage*
  • Minoxidil / adverse effects
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tachycardia / chemically induced
  • Tachycardia / diagnosis
  • Tachycardia / epidemiology
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Weight Gain / drug effects

Substances

  • Minoxidil

Supplementary concepts

  • Lichen planus follicularis