Alopecia areata universalis following high dose mebendazole therapy for hydatid disease

Alopecia following mebendazole treatment, is considered to be rare and self-limited. We found this complication in 3 of a total of 57 patient during a 7 year period from 1989 to 1995. Their hair regrew, but its color and quality changed somewhat and remained so for at least one year in 2 patients. The third patient died earlier