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  • Title: Permanent alopecia following chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation.
    Author: Tran D, Sinclair RD, Schwarer AP, Chow CW.
    Journal: Australas J Dermatol; 2000 May; 41(2):106-8. PubMed ID: 10812705.
    Abstract:
    Alopecia can be a psychologically daunting prospect for people requiring cancer chemotherapy. Fortunately, most patients experience only temporary hair loss. We report the case of a 23-year-old woman with chronic myeloid leukaemia who developed permanent, near-total alopecia of her scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, axillary and public hair following busulphan and cyclophosphamide chemotherapy which was used as conditioning prior to allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. The histology from a scalp biopsy revealed hair follicle destruction. Topical minoxidil failed to induce significant re-growth.
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