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This case report highlights how a thorough history and examination led to the diagnosis of hereditary hemochromatosis in a patient initially suspected to have diverticulosis, improving symptoms with phlebotomy treatment.

This study validated the VQ-Dermato, the first dermatology-specific quality of life instrument in French, and found it to be reliable, acceptable for routine use, and more responsive than the SF36.

This study presents a new approach to automatically remove hair artifacts from dermoscopic images, which reportedly performed well compared to existing methods like DullRazor using the PH2 datasets.

This case study reports that a police dog's pododemodicosis lesions resolved completely six months after a treatment regimen of ivermectin, antibacterial drugs, and beta-glucan.

This study found that a polyherbal formulation with a 1:2:3 ratio of Cicer arietinum Linn., Ocimum sanctum Linn., and Cyperus rotundus Linn. promoted hair growth in rats, comparable to a standard treatment.

This study evaluated a herbal oil derived from plant extracts for hair growth, finding it significantly accelerated hair growth in an animal model compared to controls, suggesting it as a natural and safe alternative to synthetic treatments with minimized side effects.

This review discusses the role of androgens in women's sexual health and highlights the need for further research on androgen replacement therapy to optimize quality of life, but reports no new clinical results.

This review discusses the potential of 3D bioprinting technologies for tissue regeneration, drug evaluation, and drug delivery systems, but reports no new findings.

This case report describes a female SLE patient with CNS involvement who developed an acute West Nile virus infection, highlighting the diagnostic challenges in differentiating infection from a disease flare in immunosuppressed individuals.

This review describes the technique of follicular unit extraction with long hair, which allows for hair transplantation in androgenetic alopecia patients without shaving the donor area, and outlines its benefits, drawbacks, and primary use cases.

This case report details a rare instance of a young male with coexisting autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 2 and anti-GAD65 antibody-associated stiff person syndrome, where symptoms improved by adding intravenous immunoglobulin therapy, emphasizing the importance of awareness for early diagnosis and treatment.

This case report highlights a rare instance of visceral leishmaniasis presenting as seropositive rheumatoid arthritis in a patient with HIV, emphasizing the importance of considering chronic infections as a differential diagnosis in inflammatory arthritis, especially in diverse populations with a history of travel.

This case report from the study described a 62-year-old woman with pityriasis rubra pilaris and Kaposi's varicelliform eruption, whose skin condition improved significantly with isotretinoin treatment over 43 weeks.

This report describes a case of digital gangrene as an early manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus in a 56-year-old man, highlighting it as a rare complication of late-onset SLE.

This case report describes a 27-year-old man hospitalized with fatigue, myalgias, weakness, profound weight loss, and abnormal liver function, leading to a diagnosis after chest imaging revealed pneumomediastinum.

This case study highlights the difficulties in diagnosing and treating interstitial lung disease, emphasizing the complex nature of ILD management and the need for further research and clearer guidelines.

This study found that microspicule cosmetics with low-molecular-weight peptide complexes significantly improved skin whitening, pore condition, and skin barrier function over four weeks compared to a non-microspicule formulation.

This study found that subcutaneous testosterone therapy improved scalp hair growth in a majority of androgen-deficient women who previously reported hair thinning and did not report hair loss as a side effect.

The researchers reported that using Natesto® testosterone gel improved erectile function and mood in hypogonadal men over a 90-day period.

This study explored the complex roles of niche cells in regulating hair follicle stem cells, identifying specific cell functions such as signaling, sensing, and relaying messages, which could provide insights into treating hair loss conditions like androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata.

During treatment with interferon/ribavirin for hepatitis C, this study observed significant and lasting improvement in a patient's psoriasis without additional psoriasis-specific therapies.

This case report describes a 42-year-old woman with Rhupus, a rare overlap syndrome of rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, highlighting challenges in diagnosis due to non-specific clinical criteria and documenting specific symptoms such as inflammatory arthritis, malar rash, and hematological abnormalities observed during follow-up.

This case report details a 42-year-old woman with Rhupus, a rare overlap syndrome of rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, emphasizing diagnostic challenges due to non-specific clinical criteria and documenting symptoms like inflammatory arthritis, malar rash, and hematological abnormalities.

In this study, finasteride doubled the duration of the first off-cycle in intermittent androgen deprivation therapy for mice with LNCaP tumors but did not improve overall survival.

This review discusses the role of flavonoids and Nod factors in the symbiosis between legumes and rhizobia and reports no new results; the authors argue this knowledge could enhance sustainable agriculture.

This study developed a new human in vitro hair model that replicates in vivo hair characteristics and may be suitable for high throughput screening of hair growth treatments.

The researchers reported that the facial Psoriasis Log-based Area and Severity Index (fPLASI) more reliably and sensitively captured clinical improvement in facial psoriasis than the existing facial Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (fPASI).

This article outlines how patient safety is integrated into the healthcare system, focusing on quality improvement and processes such as error reporting and root cause analysis, specifically for dermatologists.

In this study, both 1565-nm non-ablative fractional laser and long-pulsed 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser effectively reduced enlarged facial pores, with no significant difference in efficacy and minimal side effects, though the Nd:YAG laser had less severe side effects.

In this study, researchers reported that the application of refolded human K31 keratin protein significantly improved diameter, mechanical strength, and smoothness of chemically damaged hair after a single treatment.