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Understanding hair follicle anatomy helps diagnose hair disorders.

Microneedling improves hair growth in androgenetic alopecia when combined with minoxidil.

The authors agree that biotin may help certain hair disorders but lacks evidence for use in healthy people and call for more research.

Hair loss in men (androgenetic alopecia) is significantly linked to decreased scalp sensitivity, but not temperature sensitivity. More research is needed to confirm this. Comparing this hair loss to leprosy is unsupported and stigmatizing.

Both azathioprine and betamethasone treatments effectively regrow hair in alopecia areata, but azathioprine may be safer.

Children's Serum Sickness-Like Reaction is often linked to antibiotics, especially amoxicillin, and involves symptoms like rash, fever, and joint issues.

Telogen effluvium in kids is often caused by illness or poor nutrition, especially in girls.

Men with male pattern baldness may be more at risk for severe COVID-19, and anti-androgen treatments could offer protection.

The girl has a genetic hair condition causing thin hair since childhood.

There is no significant link between insulin resistance and certain hair disorders like idiopathic hirsutism and androgenic alopecia.

Dermoscopy helps diagnose different hair loss conditions, and characteristics vary among ethnicities and individual cases.

A woman with thymoma developed a rare chronic condition similar to graft versus host disease after surgery.

The woman was diagnosed with lichen planopilaris and can be treated with corticosteroids.

Women with androgenetic alopecia may have higher blood pressure levels.

Vitiligo is a skin condition causing white spots, more common in women, often starts before age 20, and can affect mental health.

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition causing hair loss, influenced by genetics, stress, and diet, and may be prevented by a high soy oil diet.

Dermatoscopy is useful for identifying different hair and scalp conditions and can reduce the need for biopsies.

Middle-aged women with chronic telogen effluvium experience increased hair shedding but usually don't get significantly thinner hair.

Hair loss in women is genetic, diagnosed by examination and biopsy, and treated with minoxidil, finasteride, or transplantation.

Minoxidil and finasteride treat hair loss in men, while minoxidil treats hair loss in women.

Human hair, despite its different types, shares common traits that affect its structure and response to treatments.

Some treatments can help with a hair loss condition called alopecia areata, but none ensure lasting results; choices depend on the person, with JAK inhibitors showing promise for severe cases.

Some postmenopausal women with frontal fibrosing alopecia stopped losing hair with finasteride treatment, hinting at a possible hormonal cause.

Demodicosis is common and often missed, needing more recognition and treatment in skin care.

A man with vitiligo and alopecia saw quick skin and hair improvement with ruxolitinib, but skin color gains were lost after stopping treatment.

Pregnancy can cause skin darkening, varicose veins, more sweating, hair growth, hair loss after birth, nail changes, and gum inflammation.

"Male-pattern" hair loss is common in women, especially after menopause, and doesn't always mean there's a problem with hormone balance.

Minoxidil can cause skin allergy; use alternative solvents or treatments if allergic.

No single treatment is consistently effective for alopecia areata, and more research is needed.

Hair loss linked to higher heart disease risk in both men and women.