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In this case report, an 80-year-old male with severe sycosis barbae and no animal contact was successfully treated with oral terbinafine after diagnostic sequencing identified Trichophyton verrucosum as the infecting species.

This case report describes a 4-year-old girl in Singapore with inflammatory tinea capitis, which improved with oral griseofulvin and selenium sulfide shampoo.

The boy had a fungal scalp infection called kerion, which was cured with oral antifungal medication.

In this study, a psoriatic patient developed retinoid-induced granulation tissue after long-term oral etretinate therapy, suggesting prolonged use may lead to delayed wound healing.

This study highlights a dissecting cellulitis-like presentation of tinea capitis in children that should be identified to ensure correct diagnosis and treatment to prevent scarring alopecia.

This article discusses the roles of pediatrics and dermatology departments at Yale University School of Medicine, but reports no specific clinical results.

In this study, eight dogs with naturally occurring skin wounds were treated with autologous platelet-rich fibrin therapy, which significantly promoted wound healing and tissue regeneration without using additional medications, leading to promising outcomes and minimal scarring.

This case study reported a Satsuma dog with alopecia and anemia improved with antiprotozoal treatment for Babesia gibsoni, but symptoms relapsed after discontinuation.

This case report describes a 5-year-old boy with a solitary patch of hair loss, indicating possible fungal involvement after initial antibiotic treatment was minimally effective.

In this study, four cases of neck carbuncle were treated, revealing that fire needle therapy combined with topical drugs offers less trauma, smaller scars, and faster recovery compared to surgery in early stages, but surgical debridement is essential for more advanced cases.

This case report highlights that equine multisystemic eosinophilic epitheliotropic disease should be considered in horses presenting with skin lesions and gastrointestinal symptoms, as illustrated by the progression in a 5-year-old horse despite treatment.

This case report describes a therapy-resistant folliculitis decalvans patient who showed nearly complete response with increased hair density after treatment with CO2 laser-assisted photodynamic therapy.

In this study, combining hair transplantation with platelet-rich plasma was found to be more effective than hair transplantation alone in reducing hair loss, improving hair regeneration, and decreasing skin lesions in patients with androgenic alopecia.

This case report describes an 18-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed lupus pneumonitis, initially misdiagnosed as tuberculosis, and responded dramatically to corticosteroid treatment.

In this case report, a 66-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis developed cutaneous ulceration attributed to leflunomide treatment, which significantly healed after discontinuing the drug and administering cholestyramine, underscoring the need for careful monitoring of leflunomide's adverse effects.

This case report highlights the severe manifestations of early congenital syphilis and underscores the crucial need for early diagnosis and treatment to improve outcomes in affected infants.

This case report highlights the importance of considering lupus pneumonitis as a differential diagnosis for respiratory symptoms in systemic lupus erythematosus, especially in areas endemic to tuberculosis.

In this case report, a 31-year-old male with refractory sycosis barbae achieved complete remission after 4 months of treatment with bimekizumab, suggesting this dual inhibitor of interleukin-17A and IL-17F may be a promising therapy for this condition.

This case report suggests that herpes zoster ophthalmicus with secondary preseptal cellulitis may occur as a rare adverse reaction following platelet-rich plasma injections for androgenetic alopecia.

In this case report, the authors documented a fatal instance of Stevens-Johnson syndrome in an elderly woman potentially triggered by doxycycline and flucloxacillin, emphasizing the importance of recognizing such rare but severe drug reactions in older patients.

This article highlights that tinea capitis, a fungal scalp infection primarily seen in children, is often misdiagnosed in adults, especially postmenopausal women and immunocompromised individuals, leading to unnecessary treatments and potential permanent hair loss if not correctly identified and treated.

This study presented the case of an 81-year-old woman with 1-year history of scalp erosions and pustules, initially suspected to be infectious, but skin biopsy revealed impetiginized scale-crust, epidermal atrophy, dermal fibrosis, and mixed inflammatory infiltrate, leading to scarring alopecia.

This case study describes a patient initially misdiagnosed with pediculosis capitis, later identified as having trichotillomania, highlighting the importance of thorough behavioral inquiries by physicians in such cases.

This case report details a patient with myasthenia gravis and a malignant thymoma whose rising liver function tests, initially thought to be related to antibiotic use, were ultimately attributed to thymoma-associated multiorgan autoimmunity.

This case report highlights that asymptomatic domestic cats can transmit Microsporum canis, leading to tinea capitis in humans, as seen in a four-year-old girl in the study.

This review discusses polycystic ovary syndrome's metabolic and reproductive impacts, highlighting its insulin resistance and related complications, but reports no new research findings, underscoring the need for lifestyle modifications.

This study observed that patients with burning mouth syndrome had higher levels of cystatin SN in resting saliva compared to healthy controls, suggesting a potential biomarker for the condition.

This review discusses medications used in dermatology, detailing their side effects and interactions, and reports no new clinical results.

This study found that MYH9 acts as a tumor suppressor in squamous cell carcinomas by stabilizing p53 in the nucleus, suggesting its role in cancer prevention.

This review discusses the challenge of managing folliculitis decalvans, agreeing that treatment aims to stop inflammation and hair loss but noting that achieving results is difficult and may require long-term therapy.