July 2024 in “Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering” This study identified 65 bacterial species from human hair with varying carbon metabolic capabilities and proposed a systematic way to evaluate their ease of isolation under different conditions.
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May 2016 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” 27 citations
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February 2006 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This study concluded that isolated trichotillomania of the eyebrows and eyelashes, identified by specific hair characteristics, may be linked to underlying obsessive-compulsive disorders in affected patients.
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May 2021 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study suggests that topical minoxidil may be a promising treatment for isolated autosomal recessive woolly hair due to LIPH mutations, although effective treatments are not yet established.
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January 2016 in “Skin appendage disorders” This case report describes a 38-year-old male with scarring body hair loss as the sole manifestation of lichen planopilaris, characterized by progressive alopecia and preceding itching.