TLDR The hair and oil glands react by changing structure when stressed.
The document described a series of histologic changes in the pilosebaceous structures termed as an "alarm reaction." This reaction was characterized by the regression of the hair matrix, leading to the formation of a nest of small basaloid cells within the follicular canal. Additionally, the sebaceous glands either became undifferentiated, forming a solid mass of stratified squamous epithelium, or the sebaceous lobules were incorporated into the follicular canal and surface keratin layer.
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March 2001 in “Clinics in Dermatology” Steven Kossard classified lymphocyte-related hair loss into four patterns, each linked to different types of baldness.
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June 2001 in “American Journal of Pathology” The document concludes that understanding how hair follicles naturally die and regenerate is important for insights into organ development and could impact health and disease treatment.
November 2019 in “Harper's Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology” The document is a detailed medical reference on skin and genetic disorders.
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March 2017 in “Journal of dermatology” The conclusion is that accurately identifying folliculosebaceous tumors requires understanding their clinical signs and microscopic features.
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August 2003 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Iron deficiency might contribute to hair loss in women.
