October 1966 in “Archives of Dermatology” This abstract reports no research results and details a case presentation of a 19-year-old woman with alopecia universalis treated with DMSO/Fluocinolone Acetonide, providing no new clinical findings.
January 2025 in “Journal of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery” This study reports a unique case of identical twins experiencing alopecia areata at the same time, suggesting potential environmental triggers for this polygenic autoimmune condition.
57 citations
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August 2002 in “American Journal Of Pathology” Cathepsin L deficiency causes hair and skin issues in mice.
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July 1983 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Tigason improved hair growth in a boy with monilethrix without side effects.
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April 1990 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” This study found that 2% minoxidil solution significantly increased non-vellus hair counts and regrowth rates compared to placebo in men with early androgenic alopecia, suggesting it is an effective treatment.
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May 2017 in “CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association journal” The boy had a fungal scalp infection called kerion, which was cured with oral antifungal medication.
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January 2023 in “Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy” This case report describes a 37-year-old woman who developed widespread hair loss following the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine, which mostly recovered after topical corticosteroid treatment.
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February 2012 in “The American Journal of Dermatopathology” This report documents the first known case of cutaneous mastocytosis associated with congenital alopecia areata in a young Korean girl, confirmed through histopathological examination.
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June 2023 in “Clinical and Experimental Neuroimmunology” In this case study, the coexistence of thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis, alopecia areata, and twenty-nail dystrophy in a patient is reported, suggesting thymoma may increase the risk of developing these conditions.
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July 2017 in “Skin appendage disorders” Alfredo Rebora suggests a simpler classification for hair loss and a new test for easier diagnosis.
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March 2019 in “Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics” This study found that petroleum ether extract of Abrus precatorius leaves at 300 mg/kg promoted hair growth in animal models similarly to 2% minoxidil.
April 2025 in “International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences” In this study, individualized homoeopathic treatment with Natrum muriaticum resulted in a significant improvement in a 16-year-old girl with alopecia areata, showcasing a notable outcome at the Govt. Homoeopathic Medical College in Trivandrum.
April 2026 in “International Journal of High Dilution Research - ISSN 1982-6206” This case study reports that a 49-year-old female with scarring alopecia from chronic Discoid Lupus Erythematosus experienced hair regrowth and symptom relief with homeopathic treatment, although further clinical research is needed to confirm these effects.
February 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The ZIP13 variant is linked to abnormal hair quality.
November 2024 in “SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine” This study highlighted that diagnostic complexities can lead to misdiagnosis of alopecia areata in Black patients, commonly due to similar presentations of scarring alopecias and multiple hair loss types co-occurring within a single patient.
July 2023 in “Deleted Journal” In this case report from Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital Jakarta, alopecia areata was identified as the most common type of baldness in the facility's skin and genital polyclinics from 2009 to 2011, representing 39.7% of cases.
January 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” This article discusses hair loss conditions and treatments, including the use of finasteride in male androgenetic alopecia and its variable results in women, without presenting new clinical findings.
January 2003 in “Postgraduate medicine” The article concludes that hair loss has many causes and treatments, with medication options like finasteride and minoxidil for men, and minoxidil, hormones, or iron for women, while warning against unproven remedies.
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January 2002 in “Dermatology” This article discusses alopecia areata occurring during Interferon Alpha-2b/Ribavirin therapy and reports no new clinical results.
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March 2002 in “Pediatric Dermatology” This article discusses temporal triangular alopecia, emphasizing the need for increased awareness to prevent misdiagnosis and ineffective treatment, but reports no new clinical results.
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June 1985 in “American Journal of Dermatopathology” This abstract does not provide specific findings or results.
August 2025 in “Bioscientia Medicina Journal of Biomedicine and Translational Research” In this case study, a 3-year-old with tinea capitis achieved complete resolution following treatment, highlighting hair salons as potential indirect transmission sites for infection and emphasizing trichoscopy's diagnostic value when traditional signs like Wood’s lamp fluorescence are missing.
April 2025 in “International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences” In this case report, a 7-year-old boy with patchy hair loss due to alopecia areata showed significant hair regrowth and improvement in psychological well-being after a holistic homeopathic treatment identified emotional distress as a root cause.
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July 2008 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This article discusses a case of patchy alopecia areata that spares greying hairs but reports no new findings; it refers to existing literature for context.
In this phase 2 trial, STS01 1% significantly improved hair regrowth in patients with mild to moderate patchy alopecia areata compared to placebo, with a manageable skin irritation side effect profile.
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April 2018 in “Pediatric dermatology” This report describes cases of localized alopecia in two girls following hairstyling marketed as the "Princess Package" at a major U.S. theme park, likely due to pressure ischemia and acute traction alopecia, with some regrowth observed but also areas of scarring.
October 2024 in “SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository” This study highlights that human hair follicle dermal papilla cells and glypicans play crucial roles in regulating hair follicle stem cell differentiation.
40 citations
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May 1987 in “The Lancet” Minoxidil helps some bald men, but most lose hair again when stopping.
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September 2008 in “Medical Hypotheses” This article proposes a novel hypothesis that androgenetic alopecia may be mainly caused by skull bone expansion affecting blood supply to hair follicles rather than differences in individual follicle programming, and calls for more genetic research into skull development.
This review suggests that the inner root sheath of human hair follicles may have broader regulatory roles beyond structural support, potentially impacting processes like folliculogenesis, anagen phase regulation, and immunomodulation.