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March 2011 in “The American Journal of Dermatopathology” This study found that permanent alopecia can occur after certain chemotherapy treatments and presents as nonscarring hair loss similar to androgenetic alopecia, with specific histological features that could be misdiagnosed without proper clinicopathological correlation.
February 2006 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” This review examines existing and potential treatments for alopecia areata but does not report new clinical results, emphasizing the need for future therapies that target immune pathways or protect hair follicles from inflammation.
This review discusses the role of stem cells in the hair follicle bulge region for regenerative medicine and reports no new clinical results; the authors highlight the complexities in studying these cells' involvement in alopecia.
February 2014 in “Medicine - Programa De Formación Médica Continuada Acreditado” This paper reviews various types of scarring and non-scarring alopecia, including their etiology, diagnosis, and treatment, but it reports no new clinical results.
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June 2023 in “Medicines” This review identified alopecia as a significant cosmetic side effect of antiseizure medications, particularly with valproate, lamotrigine, and carbamazepine, noting that hair loss often improves after dose adjustment.