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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 176-178 |
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N-acetylcysteine in the treatment of trichotillomania
Ana Rita Rodrigues-Barata1, Antonella Tosti2, Antonio Rodríguez-Pichardo1, Francisco Camacho-Martínez1
1 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain
2 Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL, USA
Correspondence Address:
Ana Rita Rodrigues-Barata
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Av Dr Fedriani s/n, Sevilha, Espańa
Spain
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.100090
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Trichotillomania is as medical condition caused by the patient himself by pulling out of is own hair, resulting in a perceptible hair loss pattern that frequently is associated with other psychiatric processes. Generally has a chronic course in most patients, and a challenging therapeutical management. There are several available options for is treatment, but the clinical response is not satisfactory in many patients. Recently, N-acetylcisteine, a glutamate modulator, has shown efficacy in the treatment of trichotillomania and other compulsive behaviors, and is considered a new alternative in the management of this condition. We describe two patients with trichotillomania successfully treated with N-acetylcysteine. Nevertheless, further studies need to be conducted to establish the appropriate treatment regimen and to evaluate it long-term efficacy in improving this chronic condition. |
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