Hair loss due to pregabaline: a case report

Abstract

The Ministry of Health in Turkey approved the use of pregabalin at 150-600 mg/day doses in peripheral neuropathic pain, generalized anxiety disorder, fibromyalgia and as adjunctive therapy in adult patients with partial epilepsy. Hair loss is rarely seen among psychotropic drugs. This side effect is most frequently reported in mood stabilizers among psychotropic agents. In this case, we aimed to present a case of common hair loss, which was not seen in the literature before, occurred after starting pregabalin treatment and resolved only by discontinuation of treatment.

Keywords

• Alopecia
• hair loss
• pregabaline

Pregabalin kullanımına bağlı saç dökülmesi: bir olgu sunumu

Abstract

Türkiye’de Sağlık Bakanlığı pregabalinin periferik nöropatik ağrıda, yaygın anksiyete bozukluğunda, fibromiyaljide ve parsiyel epilepsili yetişkin hastalarda ek tedavi olarak 150–600 mg/gün dozunda kullanımını onaylamıştır. Saç dökülmesi psikotropik ilaçlar arasında nadiren görülür. Bu yan etki psikotropik ajanlar içinde en sık duygudurum düzenleyicilerde bildirilmektedir. Biz bu vakada daha önce literatürde bildirimine rastlamadığımız pregabalin tedavisine başladıktan sonra ortaya çıkan ve sadece tedavinin sonlandırılmasıyla düzelen, yaygın saç dökülmesi olan bir olguyu sunmayı amaçladık.

Keywords

• Alopesi
• pregabalin
• saç dökülmesi

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