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January 2014 in “International Journal of Trichology” This study observed that while dermoscopic features in alopecia areata for dark-skinned individuals align with existing literature, yellow dots appear more frequently and could help in grading disease severity.
June 2023 in “Journal of personalized medicine” This study found that dihydrotestosterone treatment may be more beneficial for height in children with 5-α-reductase type 2 deficiency compared to testosterone enanthate, especially in the prepubertal period.
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February 2020 in “Journal of pediatric & adolescent gynecology” In this study, recurrent vaginal bleeding in pre-pubertal girls was most often not linked to hormonal abnormalities, with two cases caused by foreign bodies that were resolved upon removal.
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September 1990 in “Clinical Endocrinology” This study found that girls with prepubertal simple hypertrichosis had significantly higher plasma levels of dihydrotestosterone compared to controls, which does not align with other androgen markers and warrants further investigation.
September 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Recognizing IPPP is crucial to prevent misdiagnosis and unnecessary treatments.