44 citations
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June 2006 in “Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin” Androgen hormones cause hair follicle scarring in hair loss, and finasteride helps reduce it.
September 2022 in “The American Journal of Dermatopathology” Blocking IL-17 might help treat the hair loss condition Lichen planopilaris.
10 citations
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June 1998 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Inflammation around hair follicles leads to hair loss, and treatments should focus on reducing this inflammation and other factors for effectiveness.
5 citations
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June 2019 in “Dermatopathology” Histopathology is not reliable for detecting early fibrosis in traction alopecia or for showing how severe it is.
1 citations
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January 2020 in “Skin appendage disorders” Hair transplants for male baldness can show inflammation and fibrosis, but more research is needed to confirm LPP presence.