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Treatment of female pattern hair loss with the androgen receptor antagonist flutamide
Author(s) -
Yazdabadi Anosha,
Sinclair Rod
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2010.00735.x
Subject(s) - antiandrogens , flutamide , spironolactone , minoxidil , hair loss , medicine , antiandrogen , antagonist , androgen receptor , androgen , endocrinology , dermatology , pharmacology , receptor , hormone , cancer , prostate cancer , aldosterone
Female pattern hair loss is a common but difficult to manage condition. Commonly used treatments include oral antiandrogens such as spironolactone and topical minoxidil. The response to treatment is variable. We report a woman whose hair loss progressed while using spironolactone and topical minoxidil in combination, but reversed with flutamide, a potent androgen receptor antagonist.