Catalog

Drug-induced hair colour change

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Link to WHO Definition

Drug-induced hair colour change – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2141979476

A variety of drugs are associated with changes in hair colour; in particular, premature greying of the hair may be caused by tyrosine kinase receptor inhibitors which interfere with melanin synthesis, and chloroquine may result in hair colour change by interfering with phaeomelanin synthesis.