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November 2003 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” This report describes the first known case of desmoplastic melanoma presenting as localized alopecia, highlighting the tumor's aggressive behavior and recurrence despite multiple interventions.
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April 2022 in “Global health & medicine” This review explores long COVID symptoms in Japan and discusses potential contributing factors, highlighting persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection's role, but reports no new clinical results; it also considers vaccination as a treatment option.
January 2025 in “Hospital Pharmacology - International Multidisciplinary Journal” In this study, researchers explored the effects of various medications on eye health, noting that systemic and local ophthalmic drugs can lead to both widespread and specific ocular side effects, with serious adverse events most associated with neurotropic, immunotropic, and antitumor medications.
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July 2006 in “The Journal of Comparative Neurology” This study found that overexpression of neurotrophin 4 in mouse skin increased hair follicle and Meissner corpuscle innervation without altering sensory neuron numbers, differing from brain-derived neurotrophic factor by not affecting Merkel cell numbers.