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This article presents four case reports of men with porphyria cutanea tarda and hepatitis C, highlighting associations with polysubstance abuse, primarily alcohol.

This study found that patients with hypothyroidism at a tertiary hospital in South India most commonly exhibited skin dryness (xerosis/ichthyosis) and swelling of the feet (pedal oedema).

Monitoring nutrition and health is crucial for the well-being of institutionalized mentally retarded children.

This chapter reviews various fungal skin diseases affecting cattle but does not report new research findings; it focuses on rare, inherited, and congenital conditions like follicular dysplasia and cutaneous asthenia.

This case report highlights the diagnostic challenge of mycosis fungoides, which was initially misdiagnosed as psoriasis in an elderly woman, emphasizing the need for careful evaluation of persistent skin conditions.

This case report describes a 5-year-old girl whose undiagnosed Coeliac disease presented with symptoms of alopecia, iron deficiency anemia, and trichobezoar, indicating a link between malabsorption, anemia, and resulting pica.

This case report detailed a unique instance of hypopituitarism in a 65-year-old male presenting with symptoms including nausea, vomiting, and fatigue, attributed to secondary adrenal insufficiency, which improved following appropriate cortisol treatment.

This case report discusses a 27-month-old girl with vitamin D-dependent rickets type II, who showed minor improvement in skeletal features and alopecia after high-dose oral calcium and vitamin D3 treatment.

This case report concluded that undiagnosed Menkes disease, an X-linked disorder causing copper deficiency, contributed to a 7-month-old's illness and death, complicating his presentation with viral septic shock and methamphetamine exposure.

In this case report, a 40-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus developed calcinosis cutis, a rare complication characterized by calcified deposits in her legs, requiring surgical intervention and ongoing medical treatment due to infection.

This article provides an overview of lipedematous scalp, a rare condition characterized by a thickened scalp without hair loss, and emphasizes the need for further research due to limited case reports.

This review discusses the characteristics and challenges in treating Cronkhite–Canada syndrome but reports no new clinical findings, emphasizing the need for better understanding and uniform treatment approaches.

This case report describes a 45-year-old woman with persistent fatigue and confusion following hypertension treatment, who developed pulmonary embolism four weeks later.

This case report describes a 26-year-old man whose abdominal pain and other symptoms led to a diagnosis of celiac disease-induced small-bowel intussusceptions, which resolved with a gluten-free diet.

This case report details an atypical presentation of Hodgkin's lymphoma in an 87-year-old man, where severe hypercalcemia and mental status changes prompted further investigation and diagnosis.

In this study, researchers found that hepatitis C virus infection is a significant risk factor for sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda, suggesting familial cases might be more prevalent in areas with low hepatitis C infection rates.

This study analyzed the elemental content of three medicinal herbs used for general weakness and found they contain varying amounts of bioavailable minor and trace elements, with insignificant levels of toxic elements.

The researchers reported that among 100 patients undergoing chemotherapy, the most common self-reported side effects were lack of energy, altered taste, and loss of appetite, with a significant association between age and severity of side effects but no significant link to gender.

This case study describes a 30-year-old woman with ACTH-independent Cushing's syndrome from adrenal carcinoma, who showed significant health improvement and normalized tests 18 months after left adrenalectomy.

This article presents a case of an 8-year-old boy with Recklinghausen's disease showing features such as café-au-lait spots, alopecia, and developmental anomalies, but reports no new findings beyond observation.

This study reported a rare case where a pheochromocytoma produced ACTH, leading to cyclic Cushing syndrome, and underscores the importance of considering this possibility in cases of ACTH-dependent hypercortisolism with an adrenal mass.

This case report illustrates that a diagnosis of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome can be made without the presence of polyps, as demonstrated by resolving symptoms with steroid treatment.

This study found that hair samples from children with kwashiorkor or marasmic kwashiorkor had about 20% less cystine compared to one child with adequate protein nutrition, suggesting the need for further research.

In this study of 30 severe anorexia nervosa patients, true acquired pili torti was not found although twisted hair was observed in 6.6% of cases.

This study identified significant correlations between self-esteem, psychiatric symptoms, and health-related quality of life in peritoneal dialysis patients.

In this case report, a 45-year-old man developed acute fatal pancytopenia and other severe adverse reactions 10 days after starting albendazole and praziquantel for pulmonary cystic echinococcosis.

Skin problems can indicate different diseases inside the body.

This case report describes a 30-year-old bisexual African man with neurological symptoms, generalized wasting, and ophthalmological findings, but reports no new clinical research results.

This review discusses the link between nutritional deficiencies and cutaneous diseases, outlining risk factors, disease presentations, diagnostic processes, and supplementation in undernourished patients, but reports no new results.

In this case report, a 10-year-old girl with an adrenal adenoma experienced symptoms like hirsutism and clitoromegaly; after surgical removal of the tumor, her symptoms and biochemical abnormalities resolved over several months.