December 2024 in “Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists” This article reviews the causes, diagnosis, and treatment options for hirsutism in females, noting its connection to conditions like PCOS and highlighting the emotional distress it can cause.
April 2024 in “Brazilian Journal of Health Review” This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of telogen effluvium in patients from Guanambi-BA who had a prior COVID-19 infection, noting a lack of extensive research on the connection between COVID-19 and the development of this hair loss condition.
January 2024 in “Frontiers in endocrinology” This study found that genetic variants linked to hypothyroidism significantly increased the risk of developing alopecia areata, suggesting a causative connection between the two conditions.
In this case report, a woman developed severe alopecia areata approximately one year after starting belimumab for systemic lupus erythematosus, with hair loss improving upon discontinuation of the drug, suggesting a possible connection between belimumab and immune-mediated hair loss.
January 2024 in “Annals of dermatology/Annals of Dermatology” The abstract notes that while telogen effluvium—a condition causing diffuse hair loss—is triggered by stressors like significant weight loss, there is limited literature specifically exploring the connection between telogen effluvium and weight loss.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” In this lecture, Dr. Anna Gorecka and Dr. Ewa Bieber discuss how social media has influenced the rise of cosmetic surgery and patient expectations, as well as its connection to self-esteem and body dysmorphic disorder. Results are not reported in this summary.
January 2024 in “Journal of Hard Tissue Biology” In this study, researchers found that a high-fat diet in mice induced downregulation of certain Krtap genes in the tongue, which may be linked to structural issues or oral cancer risk, highlighting a potential connection between oral health and systemic diseases like metabolic syndrome.
June 2023 in “medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that nociplastic type pain is a complex and heritable trait, with significant genetic overlap with multisite chronic pain and some connection to rheumatoid arthritis and a neuropathic pain phenotype.
This report details a case of severe alopecia areata developing one month after COVID-19 infection in a 20-year-old woman, suggesting a possible connection between COVID-19 and the condition's onset.
April 2021 in “International journal of advanced research” This study found that Covid-19 may trigger autoimmune pathways leading to alopecia areata and telogen effluvium, highlighting a connection that warrants further investigation.
April 2021 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” In this study, Covid-19 was found to trigger alopecia areata and telogen effluvium by activating different autoimmune pathways, indicating a connection between these hair loss conditions and the virus.
April 2019 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” This study found that androgen-regulated genes in hidradenitis suppurativa skin lesions are strongly linked to innate immunity pathways, indicating a potential connection between androgen signaling and inflammation in this condition.
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January 1998 in “Dermatology” Stopping forehead irritation and using hydrocortisone helped a man's skin, Martinique has lower melanoma rates, a man had an allergy to a specific antifungal, another had unexplained cysts, certain drugs can cause skin reactions without always being interrelated, a link between Fanconi anemia and a skin condition was suggested, high levels of a certain protein may play a role in a type of psoriasis, and there's a need to study the connection between scalp pain and hair loss.
June 2025 in “Dermatopathology” This study reports that SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19 vaccination, and off-label dupilumab treatment may exacerbate psoriasis, with overlapping inflammatory pathways involving cytokines like IL-17 and TNF-α. Histopathological similarities between psoriasis flares and COVID-19 skin manifestations were noted, suggesting a potential connection requiring further research.
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July 1999 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Iron deficiency is not a significant cause of hair loss in women.
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October 2012 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that C57BL/6 mice with a diet containing specific levels of vitamin A showed alterations in retinoid metabolism and increased frequency of cicatricial alopecias, suggesting dietary factors may play a role in this condition.
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October 2018 in “European Journal of Pharmacology” This review discusses the mechanisms underlying chemotherapy-induced neuroinflammation and reports no new clinical results, emphasizing the need for a better understanding to improve management of chemotherapy side effects.
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September 2018 in “Experimental physiology” This study observed that electro-acupuncture reduced global DNA methylation and DNMT3b expression in a PCOS-like rat model, suggesting a role of hypothalamic DNA methylation in PCOS development and treatment.
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July 1994 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” In this study, transgenic mice expressing a mutant K6 gene developed progressive scarring alopecia and keratosis, suggesting they may model a new keratin disorder.
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November 2022 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” This review summarizes existing and new cases of generalized pustular psoriasis and acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis associated with COVID-19, noting that over half lacked a known drug trigger.
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June 2022 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This review discusses post-COVID hair loss, attributing it to potential pathogenic factors like cytokines and viral effects, and suggests that full recovery without specific treatment is expected.
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December 2020 in “Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment” In this study, body dysmorphic disorder symptoms in dermatological patients were strongly linked to psychiatric issues and reduced quality of life, particularly among those with unclassified dermatoses.
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July 2020 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” This study suggests that EDA-A2 induces apoptosis in hair follicles by increasing DKK-1 expression, implicating EDA2R signaling as a potential therapeutic target for androgenetic alopecia.
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December 2025 in “Annals of Medicine” This review discusses the complex correlation between cellular senescence and PCOS, emphasizing senescence markers, mechanisms, and potential anti-senescence therapies, but reports no new clinical results.
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November 2023 in “Frontiers in microbiology” This review suggests that the gut microbiome and metabolome may play a significant role in alopecia areata and emphasizes the potential of targeting these factors for improved prevention, diagnosis, and treatment strategies for this skin condition.
June 2026 in “Current Cardiology Reviews” This review highlights the significant relationship between dermatological disorders and cardiovascular risk, suggesting that reducing systemic inflammation may help mitigate cardiovascular complications in affected patients.
April 2026 in “Metabolites” This narrative review explores the strong association between various chronic inflammatory skin diseases and metabolic syndrome, emphasizing shared inflammatory pathways and chemokine involvement, though the precise molecular connections remain partially understood.
This study identified specific gut bacterial pathways that may serve as potential therapeutic targets for managing androgenetic alopecia in obese individuals.
This study discovered that androgenetic alopecia disrupts the scalp microbiome balance across the whole scalp, not just areas with hair loss, and introduced a microbial index for early detection and severity prediction.
February 2025 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This study explored the dermatological phenomena associated with sports and clinical scenarios, detailing unique conditions like "Athlete's nodule," "Runner's toe," and "Swimmer's ear," along with their diagnostic features and management strategies, uncovering how sports activities inform dermatological terminology and practice.