September 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that in participants with notalgia paresthetica, 8 weeks of treatment with difelikefalin significantly improved itch intensity and increased the rate of strict complete response compared to placebo, starting as early as week 3.
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January 2017 in “Skin appendage disorders” This review discusses botulinum toxin's experimental off-label uses in dermatology, highlighting promising results but emphasizing the need for more clinical trials to confirm efficacy and safety.
February 2021 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study observed that patients with alopecia areata in the U.S. have a higher prevalence of several chronic illnesses, including essential hypertension, compared to controls.
July 2016 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” This article provides issue information and does not include an abstract or any new research findings.
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April 2010 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This report describes two patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia who developed acute hair loss on their limbs, revealing that the limb alopecia had similar histological features to scalp alopecia.