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In this study of 50 rural children with tinea capitis, 64% had the non-inflammatory type, while 28% had the inflammatory type, with most cases showing positive results in KOH examinations.

This study found that obese and overweight children have higher prevalence of certain skin disorders like keratosis pilaris and acanthosis nigricans, with these conditions being linked to insulin resistance and more likely in children with darker skin tones.

This study identified black dots as the most common trichoscopic sign in children with alopecia areata, which is crucial for diagnosis and understanding disease severity and prognosis.

This study reported that hair microscopy can help diagnose rare pediatric neurological diseases, as specific hair characteristics were linked to conditions like giant axonal neuropathy, Griscelli syndrome, and Menkes disease.

In this study, higher Fitzpatrick skin type, non-summer season, and non-White race were associated with vitamin D insufficiency in US children with alopecia areata.

This study identified non-structural proteins in preschool children's scalp hair that suggest potential biomarkers for brain development, immune function, and stress response with heritability and age-related differences.

This study identified skin pallor, xerosis, and various hair, nail, and oral manifestations as common in children with CKD compared to healthy controls.

This study found that skin changes, such as xerosis and pruritus, are common in children with chronic kidney disease and are primarily related to the disease itself rather than haemodialysis.

This study found that vomiting was the most common side effect of sodium valproate in children under two with epilepsy.

This study found that specific skin lesions are common indicators of pediatric rheumatologic diseases, potentially aiding dermatologists and rheumatologists in diagnosis when biopsies are challenging.

Hair analysis may help monitor health in children with Down syndrome and obesity.

This study found significantly higher hair cortisol concentrations in black children compared to white children aged 1-4 years, suggesting racial differences in cumulative stress as measured by hair cortisol.

Monilethrix is a rare, inherited condition causing fragile hair and hair loss, with no cure but some treatments may help.

This study found that tinea capitis was the most frequent form of dermatomycosis in children, and suggested that topical antifungal treatments may be effective and well-tolerated for these infections.

This study found that in children with alopecia areata, younger age of onset was associated with more severe hair loss and a longer duration of the disease.

Dermoscopy can help diagnose tinea capitis in children by looking for comma hairs, black dots, and broken hairs with white bands.

This study found that daily finasteride use appears to reduce the frequency of recurrent priapism in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease, with no side effects observed during a short-term follow-up.

This study reports that the symptoms and immunological findings in two children with diverse autoimmune-like conditions were ultimately attributed to lysinuric protein intolerance, confirmed by genetic analysis in one child.

This study found that treating children with hair defluvium using vitamin-D and calcium significantly improved symptoms, with a total effective rate of 93.3%.

This article reviews 12 newly approved drugs with pediatric indications from 2001, discussing their clinical importance for general pediatricians, but reports no new clinical results.

This article reviews the potential causes of insufficient androgen action during fetal development, such as enzyme and receptor gene mutations or environmental disruptors, but reports no new results.

This review discusses diagnostic approaches for childhood skin diseases with fever through clinical observations and covers recent advances in understanding the pathogenesis and epidemiology of related infections, without reporting new clinical results.

This study observed that omeprazole was highly effective in reducing symptoms and esophagitis in children with severe esophagitis unresponsive to other treatments, though its long-term safety regarding elevated gastrin levels remains uncertain.

This review presents European guidelines for treating tinea capitis, noting systemic antifungals are essential, with griseofulvin preferred for Microsporum infections and newer antifungals viable for Trichophyton but often costlier.

This review discusses the impact of sleep cycles and circadian rhythms on nighttime exacerbation of atopic dermatitis in children and presents potential treatment options for related sleep disturbances, but reports no new clinical results.

This study found that hair cortisol concentrations can be reliably measured in healthy children and generally increase with age, unaffected by gender, puberty, or hair care practices.

This study found that symptom monitoring by parents of children undergoing chemotherapy identified nausea as the most common issue, with fatigue, eating problems, and fever also frequently observed.

This study found that the 308-nm Excimer laser was effective and safe for treating patchy alopecia areata in children, with hair regrowth observed in 60% of treated scalp patches.

In this study, four children with recurrent atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors experienced disease stabilization or regression after treatment with alisertib, suggesting its potential role in future trials for this condition.

This case series reported that three pediatric patients with hidradenitis suppurativa showed decreased frequency and severity of disease flares after treatment with oral finasteride, with no significant adverse effects.