December 2025 in “Nature Communications” This study demonstrated that skin organoids derived from human stem cells can model cutaneous tuberculosis, revealing that fibrosis development in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected organoids is linked to the PI3K-AKT and AP1 pathways in fibroblasts, and suggesting the potential for antifibrotic treatment evaluation.
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August 2023 in “Infection and Drug Resistance” This study reported a case where a 46-year-old woman developed alopecia without itching or pain on her scalp due to a cutaneous infection from *Mycobacterium abscessus*, which was resolved after three months of antibacterial treatment, resulting in new hair growth.
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December 2019 in “Leprosy Review” This report describes a rare case of leprotic alopecia in a 26-year-old female, secondary to paucibacillary leprosy, with a clinical picture mimicking alopecia areata-vitiligo overlap syndrome.
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December 2013 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This correspondence discusses nasal sporotrichosis in children and does not report any clinical results.
May 2017 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” PLAU and SerpinB2 affect cell death differently in various forms of leprosy and could be targets for new treatments.