This study illustrates that low-dose oral minoxidil shows clinically notable hair regrowth, particularly at the crown in male patients, with differing efficacy from bitemporal sites; images document regrowth in a male and a female patient.
January 2023 in “Al-Azhar International Medical Journal (Print)” This pilot study found that using polydioxanone monofilament threads for scalp stringing resulted in significant hair regrowth and increased hair density in male patients with vertex androgenetic alopecia (crown baldness) over six months, showing favorable and promising outcomes.
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March 2017 in “Journal of cutaneous pathology” This study describes tumor necrosis factor inhibitor-associated psoriatic alopecia, highlighting the distinctive histologic feature of sebaceous lobule atrophy, which is potentially reversible and helps differentiate it from idiopathic psoriatic alopecia.
This study reports that a combination of upadacitinib and oral minoxidil resulted in complete hair regrowth in a 20-year-old with alopecia universalis, Crohn's disease, and atopic dermatitis.
December 2024 in “The American Journal of Gastroenterology” This case report highlights the successful use of tofacitinib in a 12-year-old patient with Crohn’s disease who developed alopecia areata following infliximab treatment, showing significant hair regrowth and complete resolution of alopecia within eight months while maintaining remission of Crohn’s symptoms.
January 2026 in “Dermatology Reports” This case study reports that a 15-year-old male with multiple autoimmune conditions showed significant improvement in skin and gastrointestinal symptoms, along with hair regrowth, after 16 weeks of treatment with the JAK-1 inhibitor upadacitinib, demonstrating its potential in managing complex autoimmune disorders.
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October 2015 in “The American journal of gastroenterology” This study reported two cases where infliximab-associated psoriasiform alopecia resolved with significant hair regrowth after stopping infliximab and using potent topical steroid treatment.
September 2025 in “HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)” This study, involving a retrospective analysis of 24 patients in France, found that paradoxical psoriasiform alopecic reactions on the scalp associated with TNFα-targeted therapies for inflammatory bowel disease are rare yet non-scarring, with all patients achieving complete hair regrowth within two months after treatment adjustments.
October 2024 in “Dermatologica Sinica” This case report describes a 21-year-old male diagnosed with Crohn's disease and ulcerative pyoderma gangrenosum presenting with diverse extraintestinal symptoms, and highlights the success of a multi-drug treatment regimen including steroids and infliximab in improving clinical outcomes, though hematochezia was initially persistent.
October 2024 in “The American Journal of Gastroenterology” This study described a case where both alopecia universalis and Crohn's ileitis in a 23-year-old man showed remarkable improvement with the JAK1 inhibitor upadacitinib, highlighting its potential as a treatment for patients with concurrent conditions.
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November 2016 in “Dermatology and therapy” This study describes a case where stopping infliximab and using oral minocycline with topical treatments effectively resolved alopecia and scalp psoriasis in a woman with Crohn's disease.
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January 2015 in “Dermatology Online Journal” This case report describes a patient with Crohn's disease developing alopecia and psoriasiform skin lesions while on adalimumab treatment.
September 2025 in “PubMed” This source describes a case where a patient with Crohn's disease experienced remission of alopecia universalis after a colectomy, suggesting that addressing the intestinal inflammatory source might influence autoimmune manifestations like hair loss.
May 2026 in “International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences” This case report describes a 76-year-old woman with advanced female androgenetic alopecia experiencing improved hair volume and regrowth following five months of individualized homeopathic treatment at Dr. Batra’s® clinic.
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September 2012 in “Archives of Dermatology” This study observed that hair breakage may indicate early central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia in African American women, suggesting that it should be considered in their differential diagnosis.
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March 2002 in “Pediatric Dermatology” This article discusses temporal triangular alopecia, emphasizing the need for increased awareness to prevent misdiagnosis and ineffective treatment, but reports no new clinical results.
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November 2016 in “Clinical Pediatrics” A girl with Crohn's disease developed hair loss from her medication, which improved with treatment but later returned.
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January 2013 in “Indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology” Infliximab may cause hair loss in Crohn's disease patients.
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August 2013 in “International Journal of Women's Health” This review discusses the current therapeutic options for female pattern hair loss and emphasizes the need for managing patient expectations of permanent regrowth, reporting no new clinical results.
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May 1983 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This study found that four out of ten patients with alopecia areata experienced some hair regrowth after PUVA therapy, though this treatment should be reserved for those unresponsive to other options due to potential long-term side effects.
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January 2018 in “Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases” This case report describes a middle-aged man with alopecia universalis and ulcerative colitis, where hair regrowth occurred following treatment with azathioprine and mesalamine.
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March 2015 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” This study reports two cases of alopecia associated with anti-TNF therapy, highlighting a new entity combining features of alopecia areata and psoriatic alopecia.
September 2022 in “JAAD Case Reports” In this study, researchers observed that approximately 25% of patients experienced hair loss after COVID-19 infection, with nonscarring alopecia being the most common form.
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January 2016 in “Transgender health” In this case report, a transgender woman experienced scalp hair regrowth after approximately six months of oral estradiol and spironolactone treatment, achieving testosterone levels within the normal female range.
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April 2019 in “Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open” This literature review suggests that fractional laser therapies may positively impact hair regrowth in androgenic alopecia, though current evidence is mostly limited to small studies and case reports, highlighting a need for more comprehensive randomized controlled trials to confirm their efficacy and safety.
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April 2021 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study found that both intradermal injection and derma roller techniques for QR678Neo® hair regrowth therapy improved androgenetic alopecia symptoms, with intradermal injections showing non-significantly better video-microscopic outcomes but more pain and erythema associated with derma rollers.
This study reports the case of a 12-year-old girl who developed psoriatic alopecia after increasing her dose of the TNF-α inhibitor adalimumab for Crohn's disease, emphasizing psoriatic alopecia as a phenomenon associated with these medications.
In this case report, a 45-year-old man with treatment-resistant androgenetic alopecia experienced hair regrowth during oral bicalutamide treatment but also suffered adverse effects leading to discontinuation, highlighting the need for further studies on the safety and role of androgen receptor blockade in hair loss.
February 2026 in “Cureus” This study validated that both tape-based and image-based methods for measuring head crown areas, and the CASLite NOVA as well as Image-Pro software for hair count, showed acceptable agreement, supporting their interchangeable use in hair care research settings.
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August 2013 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This review discusses unique anatomical features and management strategies for crown alopecia but reports no new clinical findings, focusing instead on surgical techniques for natural-looking results and optimal density.