Sensitive Scalp: Diagnosis and Practical Management

This pilot study suggests that platelet-rich plasma may be a promising treatment for chronic telogen effluvium with good safety, and cost-effective preparation methods may be reliable alternatives to more expensive ones.

In this study, low-dose oral minoxidil for hair loss was associated with infrequent systemic adverse effects, and only 1.7% of patients discontinued treatment due to these effects.

This study found that two sessions of platelet-rich plasma mesotherapy significantly improved symptoms in patients with corticosteroid-induced rosacea-like dermatitis without further treatment.

This article discusses the potential association between stress, poor sleep, and telogen effluvium during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the possible role of substance P, but reports no new clinical results.

This review discusses the complex causes of trichodynia and reports no clinical results; the authors call for more research into neural and immune interactions in scalp conditions.

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This review highlights that scalp pruritus is a complex condition with various underlying causes, making it a challenge to diagnose and manage effectively. It emphasizes the need for comprehensive patient evaluation, history-taking, and personalized treatment strategies to address quality of life impacts.

This abstract reviews the symptom of trichodynia, a painful scalp sensation linked to hair loss, and highlights its potential connection to inflammation but reports no new research findings.

This study observed that hair and scalp sensations were significantly more common and intense in chemotherapy patients compared to those receiving tamoxifen, with sensations ceasing after 11 weeks.

This study found that trichodynia is associated with both peripheral and central sensitization, potentially linked to hair cycle abnormalities and chronic pain through proinflammatory agents.

This study found no significant association between serum levels of vitamin B12, folate, TSH, ferritin, zinc, or anxiety scores and trichodynia in telogen alopecia patients.

This study observed that psychological factors and serum levels of zinc, folate, and vitamin B12 may contribute to the development of trichodynia.

This study found that scalp sensitivity frequently occurs in the French population and is associated with various symptoms and triggers, differing from facial skin sensitivity.

This study found that trichodynia is common among patients with telogen effluvium and androgenetic alopecia, and it often coexists with psychological issues like depression and anxiety.

In this study, hair pain (trichodynia) was reported by a significant portion of patients with hair loss, but it did not correlate with the cause or activity of the condition.