Open AccessPhotosensitivity reaction induced by finasteride
Author(s) -
Yamada Takayuki
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of general and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2189-7948
DOI - 10.1002/jgf2.510
Subject(s) - finasteride , medicine , photosensitivity , dermatology , rash , prostate , physics , cancer , quantum mechanics
The patient visited our office complaining of a desquamating eruption on his face since two months. On extensive history‐taking, he had received oral finasteride for four months to prevent alopecia androgenetica, indicating drug‐induced photosensitivity. Withdrawal of finasteride for two weeks resulted in an improvement in the facial rash.