May 2025 in “BMJ Case Reports” In this case report, a young man's vision problems, including blurred vision and difficulty with color perception, were suspected to be an adverse reaction to oral and topical minoxidil used for alopecia; his symptoms resolved after discontinuing the medication.
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July 2016 in “Genes” This study identified specific genetic variants as the cause of visual impairment and non-syndromic alopecia in two brothers, reinforcing the link between PDE6H variants and achromatopsia and LPAR6 variants and alopecia.
May 2015 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” New hair after alopecia areata can be thinner and change color but usually keeps the same shape.
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November 1964 in “Journal of Dairy Science” This study found that high molybdenum levels in the diet, especially with added sulfate sulfur, led to symptoms like alopecia and hair color loss in heifers; however, these were corrected by adding copper.
December 2024 in “Reports of Vinnytsia National Medical University” In this study, young Ukrainian men with alopecia areata were found to have a "subpathological" body type, characterized by shorter lower limbs and longer upper limbs and torso compared to healthy peers.