We have described a case in which inhibition of c-kit and PDGFRs tyrosine kinases by imatinib leads to hair depigmentation, thinning and delayed regrowth. These manifestations are reversible upon discontinuation of the drug and do not depend on hormonal changes.

Reversible hair depigmentation in a patient treated with imatinib / Stefania, Mariani; Elisabetta, Abruzzese; Basciani, Sabrina; Fiore, Daniela; Watanabe, Mikiko; Giovanni, Spera; Gnessi, Lucio. - In: LEUKEMIA RESEARCH. - ISSN 0145-2126. - STAMPA. - 35:6(2011), pp. e64-e66. [10.1016/j.leukres.2010.11.028]

Reversible hair depigmentation in a patient treated with imatinib

Stefania Mariani;BASCIANI, Sabrina;FIORE, DANIELA;Agnese Persichetti;Mikiko Watanabe;GNESSI, Lucio
2011

Abstract

We have described a case in which inhibition of c-kit and PDGFRs tyrosine kinases by imatinib leads to hair depigmentation, thinning and delayed regrowth. These manifestations are reversible upon discontinuation of the drug and do not depend on hormonal changes.
2011
imatinib; chronic myeloid leukemia; hair
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Reversible hair depigmentation in a patient treated with imatinib / Stefania, Mariani; Elisabetta, Abruzzese; Basciani, Sabrina; Fiore, Daniela; Watanabe, Mikiko; Giovanni, Spera; Gnessi, Lucio. - In: LEUKEMIA RESEARCH. - ISSN 0145-2126. - STAMPA. - 35:6(2011), pp. e64-e66. [10.1016/j.leukres.2010.11.028]
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