Citation

Assouly P. JAMA Dermatol. 2018; 154(5): 617-618.

Affiliation

Centre Sabouraud, Saint Louis Hospital, Paris, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.6128

PMID

29590275

Abstract

Hair loss induced by plant ingestion, a classic cause of toxic anagen effluvium, is rare. The most commonly involved plants are colchicum, tubers of Gloriosa superba, Lecythis ollaria, and Leucaena leucocephala (containing mimosine). The implicated mechanism of toxic effects from these plants on the hair follicle seems mainly due to their antimitotic action...

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