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Cyclosporine A-induced Hair Repigmentation in a Patient with Dermatitis: A Case Report
Raqiya Al Rajaibi1, Balaqis Al Saadi2
1Department of Dermatology, Rustaq Hospital, Rustaq, Oman.
Oman Medical Journal
|May 3, 2023
Abstract:
Cyclosporine A is an immunosuppressant drug known to cause several side effects. One of the most common side effects is hypertrichosis, with a rare presentation of hair repigmentation rarely presenting. Here, we report a case of a 65-year-old Omani male who presented to the dermatology clinic at Rustaq Polyclinic in Rustaq, Oman, with exfoliative erythroderma. The patient had hair repigmentation after three months of treatment with cyclosporine A.
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