Contact dermatitis to minoxidil
Harish Nagarajana b✉, R. Raia b
- aDepartment of Dermatology PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Coimbatore India
- bDepartment of Dermatology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India
- ✉Corresponding author
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Abstract
Topical minoxidil is a safe and effective treatment for patients with androgenetic alopecia. It has a favourable safety profile, but sometimes can cause pruritis, and irritant and allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). ACD to topical minoxidil is most commonly due to the solvents such as propylene glycol, butylene glycol and glycerol, and very rarely due to minoxidil itself. We report a patient with androgenetic alopecia who developed ACD to minoxidil.
TL;DRA patient with androgenetic alopecia who developed ACD to minoxidil is reported, and it is reported that this patient has a favourable safety profile but sometimes can cause pruritis, and irritant and allergic contact dermatitis. (Semantic Scholar)