[New-onset trichotillomania during treatment with stimulant drugs. About two pediatric clinical cases].

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[New-onset trichotillomania during treatment with stimulant drugs. About two pediatric clinical cases].

Arch Argent Pediatr. 2020 Feb;118(1):e61-e62

Authors: Fernández Manso B, Villora Morcillo N, Taboas Pereira MA, Elipe Maldonado C

Abstract
Stimulant drugs are commonly used in pediatric population in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and their side effects are well described, however trichotillomania does not appear as one of them. In the literature we found some published cases of trichotillomania in relation to methylphenidate and dextroamphetamine. We present two cases of new-onset trichotillomania in children followed up in our center by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and treated with psychostimulant drugs (methylphenidate and lisdexamfetamine), as a probable adverse effect of this treatment.

PMID: 31984712 [PubMed – in process]

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