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January 2017 in “Dermatology online journal” This case report describes the diagnosis of monilethrix in a 2-year-old boy using trichoscopy, highlighting its rarity and the challenge of diagnosing it without a family history.
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January 2018 in “Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial” This case report describes a 10-year-old girl with monilethrix, detailing hereditary autosomal dominant traits and distinctive nodular hair shaft abnormalities observed in her family through clinical examination and microscopic analysis.
February 2026 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This case report describes a 7-year-old girl who developed radiation-induced alopecia after a neurointerventional procedure, with dermoscopy revealing specific hair and scalp patterns that helped diagnose this rare complication. The findings highlight the importance of dermoscopy in distinguishing RIA from other alopecic disorders in children.
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June 2013 in “Journal of Dermatological Case Reports” This article presents a case of Olmsted syndrome in a 5-year-old boy, adding to the limited number of reported cases of this rare keratinization disorder.
August 2022 in “Tissue Engineering Part A” This study observed that using ex vivo gene therapy to modify skin cells in a pre-graft model improved dermal-epidermal junction adhesion strength and maintained collagen production over time, suggesting a potential treatment approach for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa skin wounds.