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Alopecia in anticoagulated patients.

Marcos Arêas MarquesCarmen Lucia Lascasas PortoAna Leticia de Mattos MilhomensJuliana de Miranda VieiraClaudia Carvalho Alcântara GomesAna Thereza Cavalcanti RochaCíntia da Silva Miller
Published in: Jornal vascular brasileiro (2020)
Alopecia is a common complication of anticoagulant therapy that may have important psychological repercussions for patients, especially female patients, and can interfere with the decision to extend anticoagulation. This review aims to describe the mechanisms potentially involved in the genesis of alopecia during anticoagulant therapy, since these are not yet fully understood, and discusses the existing therapies for the most appropriate management.
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