May 2025 in “The Journal of Rheumatology” This case report describes a 32-year-old Filipino female with mixed connective tissue disease who sequentially developed distinct autoimmune disorders over seven years, highlighting the complexities in diagnosis and management of overlap syndromes.
11 citations
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May 2010 in “Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore” This case report describes a 4-year-old girl in Singapore with inflammatory tinea capitis, which improved with oral griseofulvin and selenium sulfide shampoo.
June 2025 in “British Journal of Dermatology” In this study conducted at a tertiary hospital, researchers found that female pattern hair loss was the most common cause of alopecia in adult female patients, followed by traction alopecia and alopecia areata, with traction alopecia notably common among Indian patients.
12 citations
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June 1999 in “Dermatologic Surgery” In this study, hair restoration surgery using mini-micrograft techniques successfully improved aesthetic outcomes and patient satisfaction in women with hypotrichosis of the pubis, particularly when preoperative evaluation matched pubic hair design to individual patient preferences.
35 citations
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October 2006 in “Journal of Dermatology” This study outlines the clinical features of androgenetic alopecia in Korean adolescents, finding milder symptoms compared to adults and a high occurrence of family history, with normal hormone levels.
19 citations
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February 2008 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” This study observed that mast cells and increased collagen and elastic fibers in the scalp may contribute to male pattern hair loss, but additional research is needed for further understanding.
17 citations
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September 2017 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” In this study of women with PCOS, hirsutism strongly correlated with metabolic abnormalities, while acne and androgenic alopecia were not clear markers of biochemical hyperandrogenemia or metabolic dysfunction.
1 citations
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October 2015 in “The American journal of gastroenterology” This study reported two cases where infliximab-associated psoriasiform alopecia resolved with significant hair regrowth after stopping infliximab and using potent topical steroid treatment.
55 citations
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January 2016 in “Annals of Dermatology” This study found that repeated microneedle stimulation in mice promoted hair growth and increased the expression of hair-growth-related genes, suggesting potential therapeutic uses for alopecia.
36 citations
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June 2014 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This study suggests that dutasteride may be a viable alternative for Korean men with androgenetic alopecia who do not respond to finasteride, as it improved hair density and thickness in most participants.
21 citations
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January 2013 in “Annals of dermatology/Annals of Dermatology” In this study, combination therapy with cyclosporine and PUVA for severe alopecia areata resulted in a majority of patients showing only fair to poor responses, though some improvements were noted.
19 citations
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May 2020 in “Cells” This study found that 5% primed conditioned medium from human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stromal cells significantly improved hair density, thickness, and growth rate in patients with androgenetic alopecia.
14 citations
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March 2015 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” In this study, human placenta extract was observed to enhance the hair-growth-promoting effects of minoxidil and stimulate earlier and prolonged anagen phases in a mouse model.
13 citations
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December 2018 in “Development, Growth & Differentiation” This study found that male and female chicken feather morphology and color patterns can be extrinsically modified through molting and resetting the stem cell niche during regeneration.
12 citations
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July 2010 in “Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology” This study found that elastic liposomes enhanced skin delivery of genistein in haired skin compared to conventional liposomes, but showed decreased effectiveness in hairless skin.
10 citations
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December 1997 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” This text provides contact information and no new research findings are reported.
6 citations
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January 2016 in “Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine” In this study, fermented herbal extracts promoted hair growth and activated Wnt signaling more effectively than nonfermented extracts in mice, suggesting potential benefits for hair regrowth.
3 citations
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February 2016 in “Dermatologic Therapy” Using minoxidil and tretinoin on the skin, along with oral vitamin D, improved hair thickness and density in two girls with woolly hair.
January 2018 in “Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine” This review discusses the interplay between signaling/transcription factor-mediated and epigenetic mechanisms in skin development and regeneration, highlighting the need for further exploration of epigenome reorganization in these processes.
November 2022 in “Gigascience” This study identified a 582-bp deletion upstream of LHX2 in cashmere goats, likely linked to hair follicle development and cashmere production, providing insights into genetic factors in cashmere trait selection.
November 2021 in “International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology” This review discusses the various applications of lyophilized platelet-rich plasma in treating different diseases and reports no new clinical results.
9 citations
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July 2010 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This article reports on lentiginosis observed within plaques of linear atrophoderma of Moulin and discusses its potential classification as a twin-spotting phenomenon but provides no new clinical research results.
6 citations
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January 2018 in “Multimedia Tools and Applications” This study proposes a method for automatically removing hairs from skin lesion images by using edge-tangent flow for hair detection and texture synthesis for restoring occluded regions with minimal artifacts.
6 citations
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January 2010 in “Neoplasma” In this study, researchers found that shorter CA repeats in the ERbeta gene are correlated with PSA expression, and PSA immunoexpression is associated with increased disease-free survival in breast cancer.
1 citations
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January 2017 in “Przegla̧d dermatologiczny” This study found that patients with skin tags had a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome, prompting recommendations for screening underlying conditions like diabetes and hypertension.
September 2013 in “Daehan hwajangpum hakoeji/Daehan hwa'jangpum haghoeji” This study evaluated the effects of a shampoo containing ginsenoside Rg3 on hair loss prevention and regrowth, with no conclusive clinical results reported.
January 2012 in “Elsevier eBooks” This chapter reviews therapies for skin and corneal regeneration and hair loss, discussing various treatments but presenting no new research findings.
December 2007 in “Röntgenpraxis” This review discusses various treatments for androgenic alopecia, highlighting FDA-approved options and other commonly used therapies, but reports no new clinical results.
57 citations
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January 1995 in “The American journal of medicine” This study discusses the use of oral contraceptives as a treatment for hyperandrogenism, showing improvement in hirsutism and acne for many women and possibly providing metabolic benefits with certain formulations.
75 citations
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November 2009 in “Gynecological Endocrinology” This study found that both myo-inositol and metformin helped restore normal menstrual cycles in patients with PCOS, but myo-inositol appeared to be more effective in inducing pregnancy.