January 2026 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Female-pattern hair loss may involve an autoimmune-like process, suggesting new treatment options.
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March 2006 in “Journal of medical ethics” This report describes a case of twins with alopecia areata totalis who did not respond to corticosteroids but showed significant hair growth with platelet rich plasma injections, suggesting PRP's potential as an alternative treatment.
16 citations
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January 2013 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology” This review explores new theories, diagnostic tools, and management strategies for primary cicatricial alopecia but reports no new clinical findings.
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May 1989 in “Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine” Crohn's disease can cause hair loss before other symptoms appear.
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October 2014 in “Orbit” This study observed that lacrimal gland inflammation and alopecia areata, both autoimmune conditions, can occur together in patients.
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January 2016 in “Dermatology Review” This review discusses the potential role of vitamin D supplementation as a therapeutic option for alopecia areata due to its immune-regulating effects and reports no new clinical results.
December 2025 in “AL-QADISIYAH MEDICAL JOURNAL” This study found that patients with alopecia areata had higher serum levels of interleukin-17 and interleukin-23 compared to healthy controls, suggesting these cytokines may play a role in the disease's pathophysiology.
December 2025 in “AL-QADISIYAH MEDICAL JOURNAL” The study conducted at Al-Diwaniya Teaching Hospital found that patients with alopecia areata exhibited significantly higher serum levels of interleukin-17 and interleukin-23 compared to healthy controls, suggesting these cytokines might play a role in the disease's pathophysiology.
July 2024 in “JAAD Case Reports” This article discusses the clinical and histological features of alopecia areata, a T-cell-mediated autoimmune disorder causing unpredictable nonscarring hair loss, without providing new clinical findings.
December 2019 in “Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna” This review examines the factors contributing to alopecia areata, discusses treatment challenges, and highlights the need for psychological support, but it reports no new clinical results.
September 1998 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This article reviews the role of androgen in male pattern hair loss and its impact on hair follicle miniaturization, but it does not present new research findings.
May 1979 in “Archives of Dermatology” This review discusses the associations between nonscarring alopecia and conditions like vitiligo and autoimmune reactions, but reports no new clinical results.
March 2017 in “The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery” This case report suggests that transplanted hair follicles may be more resistant to alopecia areata than native hair, potentially offering new insights into the condition's pathophysiology and treatment options.
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September 2013 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” In this study, sensorineural hearing loss was significantly more frequent in patients with alopecia areata compared to healthy controls, suggesting a relationship between the autoimmune condition and hearing function.
10 citations
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June 2020 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study found a high prevalence of genital Lichen sclerosus and autoimmune comorbidities in patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia, suggesting a possible shared autoimmune process.
5 citations
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October 2015 in “The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology” This study found that Egyptian patients with alopecia areata had a significant presence of sensorineural hearing loss compared to controls, correlated with the severity, duration, and recurrence of the disease.
3 citations
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October 2021 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This review discusses the characteristic trichoscopy patterns useful in differentiating lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia from similar conditions but reports no new clinical results.
29 citations
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June 2013 in “Journal of the Saudi Society of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery” This review outlines the mechanisms, clinical features, and management strategies for alopecia areata and presents no new experimental findings.
This review discusses the androgen-dependent and genetic factors of androgenetic alopecia, highlighting differences in its manifestation between men and women, and reports no new clinical results.
12 citations
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May 2011 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This review discusses the association between scarring alopecia and inflammatory processes in common acquired bullous disorders of the scalp, and reports no new clinical findings.
88 citations
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February 2010 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study reported that vitiligo patients in Turkey had a high prevalence of associated autoimmune diseases and auditory problems, suggesting vitiligo may be part of a systemic autoimmune process.
2 citations
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January 2006 in “Technical report” This chapter reviews the development of skin-specific outcome instruments for autoimmune diseases like cutaneous lupus erythematosus and dermatomyositis, highlighting a need for a broader community-involved process across other diseases but reports no new results.
91 citations
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January 2010 in “Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology” This review explores the emerging roles of NK cells in various diseases, including allergies and skin conditions, and reports no new clinical results while indicating NK cell involvement in immune processes.
3 citations
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June 2020 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This mouse study found that offspring of parents with uveitis showed increased susceptibility to experimental autoimmune uveitis, potentially due to altered immune and cellular processes.
July 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” This chapter details the causes and diagnostic process of pediatric alopecia, including trichoscopic findings, but reports no new clinical results.
15 citations
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July 1999 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This article discusses the potential for targeted therapies in hair loss by exploring inflammatory and cytokine-mediated processes, but it presents no new clinical results.
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December 2017 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” This review examines the literature on autoimmune hair loss disorders, highlighting the collapse of immune privilege and the potential role of neurogenic stress in this process, but reports no new clinical results.
3 citations
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July 2023 in “International journal of molecular sciences” This review discusses the association between emotional stress-related neuropeptides and the pathogenesis of alopecia areata, reporting no new experimental findings.
July 2025 in “International Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy Sciences” This review assessed the role of scalp hair Survivin protein in individuals with premature graying, exploring its potential involvement in graying-related processes and highlighting its overexpression in autoimmune diseases that may influence the survival of specific immune cell clones.
April 2021 in “Indian pediatrics case reports” This case report describes how alopecia areata and Beau's lines resolved in a child following treatment for Kawasaki disease, suggesting these symptoms may be linked to the underlying autoimmune process.