Cimetidine-induced xerosis and asteatotic dermatitis
- 1 April 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 118 (4) , 253-254
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.118.4.253
Abstract
Cimetidine, a histamine H2-receptor antagonist, has previously been shown to have antiandrogenic activity in animals and to decrease the sebum excretion rate in humans. Two patients had generalized xerosis and asteatotic dermatitis that developed while they were receiving cimetidine therapy and resolved when cimetidine therapy was discontinued. This skin change may be related to the antiandrogenic properties of the drug and its effect on the sebum secretion rate.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Pancytopenia with CimetidineAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1979