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Using minoxidil can cause severe skin reactions in some people.

Laser hair reduction can sometimes cause a rare skin condition called Fox-Fordyce disease.

A man with both skin lesions and lung cancer improved quickly with chemotherapy, suggesting the skin condition might be a reaction to immune system injury.

Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus should be considered when acne treatments don't work.

Non-scarring hair loss can be diagnosed with two 4mm punch biopsies, one cut vertically and the other transversely.

Alopecia areata is a type of hair loss that can lead to complete baldness, often associated with other autoimmune conditions, and half of the cases may see hair return within a year.

A girl's hair loss was found to be caused by both a hair-pulling disorder and another hair loss condition.

The Gillies temporal incision is a safer and more cosmetically appealing method for biopsy of the superficial temporal artery.

Follicular red dots may be a normal feature seen in people with less skin pigmentation, not necessarily indicating a scalp disorder.

A 73-year-old woman with Hypopigmented Mycosis Fungoides, a rare skin lymphoma, experienced disease progression despite treatment, emphasizing the need for ongoing monitoring.

Pigmented papules on the ear can be a rare skin condition called cutaneous amyloidosis, treatable with topical tretinoin.

A rare skin bump with tiny hairs was successfully removed from a man's face.

A man with HIV had an unusual syphilis rash that looked like folliculitis but was cured with penicillin.

Lichen Planus is a less common condition affecting skin and mucous membranes, with various types and associated risk factors, challenging to diagnose, significantly impacts life quality, and may have a risk of cancerous changes in oral lesions.

A rare scalp condition with hair loss was correctly diagnosed and treated, leading to hair regrowth.

Skin problems are common in lupus, often appearing first, with various types and treatments, and careful monitoring is important for diagnosis and management.

A man developed a benign tumor at his COVID-19 vaccination site, which was successfully removed with surgery.

A rare scalp condition called Erosive pustular dermatosis is hard to diagnose and treat.

Reflective confocal microscopy can potentially diagnose epidermoid cysts without a biopsy.

Scarring alopecia, a type of hair loss, is most common in females under 35, often caused by discoid lupus erythematosus and pseudopelade of Brocq. Skin punch biopsy and histopathology are key to identifying its cause.

The document concludes that central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) should be considered in African American men with vertex hair loss and scalp symptoms, and that prompt diagnosis and treatment can slow disease progression.

Older men with scalp wounds had long-term healing problems after using imiquimod or diclofenac for skin cancer prevention.

Understanding the cause of bitemporal hair loss is key to deciding the right treatment.

A man had a rare skin cancer that looked like a bald spot.

Biopsies matched initial diagnoses in 76.6% of black women with alopecia and led to treatment changes in 44% of cases.

Women with lupus experienced non-scarring hair loss with fewer hair follicles, and the test for lupus in hair was not helpful.

Biopsy can differentiate between alopecia areata and androgenic alopecia, and if more information is needed, testing for CD3 and CD8 can help.

Watching, not removing, skin growths with moderate atypia and positive edges is okay; patients may get melanoma elsewhere, especially if they've had it before.

Hair loss on the lower legs is common in middle-aged men, usually harmless, and doesn't need treatment.

Adults with persistent scalp issues unresponsive to typical treatments should be tested for the fungal infection tinea capitis to start the right antifungal medication.