Inhaled corticosteroid-induced hair depigmentation in a child
Bezzina, C.; Bondon-Guitton, E.; Montastruc, J.-L.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology Jdd 12(1): 119-120
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 1545-9616 PMID: 23377340 Document Number: 13153
An Afro-Caribbean girl showed localized hair depigmentation during treatment with inhaled fluticasone propionate. Although skin depigmentation is common after topical use of corticosteroids, hair depigmentation has never been reported with inhaled corticosteroids. The mechanisms underlying corticosteroid-induced skin depigmentation are not completely understood, but accepted hypotheses suggest a direct cytotoxic effect, changes in ground substance, vasoconstriction, mechanical effects of edema, or a dysregulation of melanogenesis.
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