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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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Psoriasiform drug eruption to finasteride: Uncommon side effect of a commonly used drug
Aishwarya Muddebihal1, Ananta Khurana1, Anita Kulhari1, Arvind Ahuja2
1 Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Pathology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Aishwarya Muddebihal
Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Leprosy, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi - 110 001
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijt.ijt_42_21
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Finasteride, a 5-α reductase inhibitor, is generally well tolerated on long-term use and cutaneous adverse events have rarely been observed with the drug. We present the case of a 25-year-old male who developed an extensive psoriasiform eruption within a week of starting finasteride 1 mg for androgenetic alopecia.
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