June 2022 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This case report describes a 14-year-old girl with congenital hypotrichosis who experienced improved hair density and thickness after 3 months of treatment with oral minoxidil.
6 citations
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July 2019 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology” This study found that tinea capitis was the most common cause of scalp hair loss in children, affecting over half of cases, followed by alopecia areata, seborrheic dermatitis, and other conditions.
1 citations
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May 2016 in “Aktuelle Dermatologie” This case study reported that a 34-year-old woman with classic lichen planopilaris achieved disease remission after two months of hydroxychloroquine treatment following ineffective corticosteroid therapy.
36 citations
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May 2011 in “Dermatologic therapy” This review discusses topical and intralesional treatments for alopecia areata, providing a management strategy based on patient age and disease severity, but reports no new clinical results.
37 citations
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May 1999 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” This review discusses neutrophil-associated and infiltrative scarring alopecias, as well as promising new treatments, but reports no new clinical results.
189 citations
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May 1991 in “Medical Entomology and Zoology” This abstract lists chapters on various hair and scalp conditions and treatments but reports no new research findings.
17 citations
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January 1991 in “Acta Dermato Venereologica” This report describes a Danish family with autosomal dominant hypotrichosis, where affected members experienced gradual diffuse hair loss leading to near-total scalp alopecia by ages 14-21.
5 citations
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October 1988 in “Clinics in Dermatology” This article reviews various types of alopecia, their diagnostic features, and patterns, but presents no new clinical findings; the authors discuss multiple mechanisms and classification challenges.
