January 2024 in “Aging medicine” This report presents a case of a CKD patient who, after contracting COVID-19, experienced a rapid decline in kidney function, hair loss, and spontaneous wart remission, highlighting a need for further investigation into these unexpected outcomes.
January 2024 in “Diagnostics” This literature review found that Long COVID is a complex condition involving multiple body systems, influenced by factors like pre-existing conditions and vaccination status, with differing manifestations and persistence, complicating diagnosis and treatment efforts.
January 2024 in “International Wound Journal” Combination antibiotic therapy is more effective but causes more side effects.
November 2023 in “Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd” This case report describes a rare instance of tuberculous lymphadenitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus, highlighting the potential link between immune suppression and tuberculosis risk.
October 2023 in “F1000Research” This case report describes a 21-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed tuberculous lymphadenitis, highlighting the increased risk of TB in patients on long-term immunosuppressive therapy.
June 2023 in “F1000Research” This case report describes a 21-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed tuberculous lymphadenitis, which was attributed to her compromised immune system from long-term immunosuppressive therapy.
June 2023 in “Pharmaceuticals” This review reports that sex-related differences in pharmacological response have been observed in SARS-CoV-2 infection, dyslipidemia, and diabetes mellitus, with implications for treatment strategies; for example, men may respond better to genomic vaccines for SARS-CoV-2, while women may benefit more from certain antiviral medications.
April 2023 in “Dentistry” This chapter reviews the potential of stem cells from discarded deciduous teeth in regenerative medicine and dentistry, with no new clinical results presented.
April 2023 in “Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine” The document concludes that inflammation markers can be used in diabetes, vitamin D3 affects immune pathways, hyperthyroidism changes hormone levels, androgen levels help diagnose Adrenocortical Carcinoma, erectile dysfunction is linked to diabetes, hypogonadism is common in HIV-infected males, and hormones can be biomarkers for various conditions.
January 2023 in “Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd” This report details a case of tuberculous lymphadenitis in a 21-year-old female with SLE, suggesting that immune suppression may increase susceptibility to this extra-pulmonary TB.
January 2023 in “Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd” This case report describes a 21-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed tuberculous lymphadenitis, highlighting the risk of TB in patients with weakened immune systems on long-term immunosuppressive therapy.
January 2023 in “Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd” This case report details a 21-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed tuberculous lymphadenitis, illustrating how immunosuppressive therapy in SLE patients can lead to such infections.
March 2022 in “Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine” This study found that critically ill pulmonary patients with deficiency syndrome were at a higher risk of developing type 2 myocardial infarction than those with phlegm syndrome.
December 2021 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This case report describes a post-COVID syndrome patient who experienced symptoms like headache, joint pain, and swollen lymph nodes; treatment with Erbisol drugs reportedly alleviated symptoms and normalized immunological parameters.
July 2021 in “Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal” This study found that women with telogen effluvium had significantly lower serum ferritin and vitamin D levels compared to controls, suggesting these could be diagnostic biomarkers for the condition.
January 2008 in “US endocrinology” This paper describes the hGRα gene structure and its expression, focusing on the functional properties of the longest GRα isoform, but reports no new results.
This review discusses the use of umbilical cord blood in regenerative medicine, focusing on collection, banking processes, and ethical considerations, without presenting new clinical results.
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May 2025 in “Carbohydrate Polymers” In this study, researchers developed a dissolvable microneedle patch containing baricitinib for alopecia areata treatment, reporting significantly higher hair growth in mouse models compared to controls, suggesting its potential as an effective, pain-free topical therapy.
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June 2024 in “Dermatology” This study found that patients receiving active ritlecitinib doses reported greater satisfaction with hair growth compared to placebo, with high agreement observed between clinician evaluations of scalp hair improvement and patient satisfaction through week 48.
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January 2020 This article discusses dermatoscopy's role in identifying alopecia areata, highlighting that exclamation mark hairs are a strong indicator of the condition, but reports no new clinical data.
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October 2002 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This commentary disputes Beckett et al.'s conclusion that boron exposure causes reversible alopecia, suggesting instead that alopecia areata is a more plausible cause based on patient histories and typical clinical features.
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June 2010 in “Clinical and experimental dermatology” In this study, coudability hairs were identified as a useful marker for assessing disease activity in patients with alopecia areata and may serve as an alternative to the hair-pull test.
August 2023 in “Journal of inflammation research” This case report observed alopecia universalis, a complete hair loss condition, in a patient during a clinical trial with the angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor sacubitril/alisartan, indicating that ARNI therapy might be associated with such cutaneous reactions.
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October 1989 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” In this study, researchers observed that purpuric, telangiectatic, lichenoid balanitis was the most common histologic pattern in cases of chronic pseudoerythroplastic balanitis, suggesting a possible link to lichen aureus.
January 2025 in “Geneesmiddelenbulletin” This 104-week follow-up trial found that baricitinib is effective and safe for treating severe alopecia areata but requires continuous use to sustain hair regrowth. The drug is included in the NVDV guidelines and reimbursed by Dutch insurers for this purpose.
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July 2010 in “Pediatric dermatology” In this case study, a 4-year-old girl with alopecia areata showed hair regrowth only on the side treated with corticosteroids, not the side treated with anthralin.
June 2026 in “Value in Health” The measures for eyebrow and eyelash hair loss in severe Alopecia Areata are reliable and useful for clinical trials.
January 2025 in “Balkan Medical Journal” Baricitinib helps regrow hair in severe alopecia areata and is safe, but more research is needed.
December 2025 in “PubMed” This study reports that baricitinib was effective and well-tolerated over 52 weeks for severe alopecia areata, with significant improvements in disease severity and no serious adverse events.
January 1953 in “The Lancet” Alopecia areata's causes are unclear, treatments exist but relapses are common.