Neurológia pre prax 2/2017
Hair loss due to treatment of multiple sclerosis
The treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis, uses a variety of drugs that can adversely affect the structure and function of the hair, especially the negative influence of the anagen phase of the hair cycle. Hair loss is reversible in most patients, very rarely we can see expressions of irreversible baldness. The treatment is mostly applied topical minoxidil.
Keywords: hair follicle, hair cycle, alopecia, multiple sclerosis