35 citations
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February 2012 in “The New England Journal of Medicine” Early diagnosis and treatment of TPP can prevent complications.
July 2024 in “Dermatology Practical & Conceptual” This article discusses the diagnostic challenges between certain neonatal scalp conditions and highlights the potential of line-field confocal optical coherence tomography to provide detailed, non-invasive skin examination, without presenting new clinical findings.
21 citations
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November 2014 in “Journal of Endocrinological Investigation” This review discusses cross-sex hormone therapy for managing gender dysphoria in transsexual individuals and reports no new clinical results; it highlights the need for education and culturally sensitive training for healthcare professionals.
1 citations
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April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This proof-of-concept study reported that a new, ultra-fast, one-step immunohistochemistry method improved the interpretation of Mohs surgery slides, particularly for poorly differentiated tumors.
23 citations
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September 2009 in “Child Abuse & Neglect” This case report highlights the importance of considering hair-thread tourniquet syndrome as a potential diagnosis for girls with genital swelling and pain, emphasizing the need for prompt intervention.
69 citations
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August 2006 in “Behavior Therapy” This study found that group behavior therapy for trichotillomania led to greater short-term symptom improvement compared to supportive therapy, but did not achieve clinically significant changes or prevent relapse over six months.
March 2026 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” In this study, patients with active lymphocytic cicatricial alopecia showed significant improvement using a three-stage treatment regimen involving Tofacitinib, Apremilast, and Crisaborole, with 93.5% experiencing marked improvement and only three mild adverse events reported.
22 citations
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July 2006 in “Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England” This case report aims to raise physician awareness about 'toe-tourniquet' syndrome, which can lead to digit loss if not promptly treated, and to prevent its misdiagnosis as child abuse.
1 citations
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January 2008 April 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A deep learning model was developed to help diagnose trichothiodystrophy by analyzing hair patterns.
5 citations
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July 2019 in “Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy” This study reports a case of a 59-year-old female with refractory follicular mucinosis and diffuse scalp alopecia who achieved complete clinical remission following treatment with a combination of topical tacalcitol and photodynamic therapy.
September 2023 in “Skin appendage disorders” This pilot study detailed the use of Hair-to-Hair-matching technology™ in a clinical trial to assess botulinum toxin's efficacy in treating male androgenetic alopecia, providing a precise method for evaluating hair count and thickness changes over time.
May 2022 in “Gastroenterology” This study investigated the possible role of neutrophil extracellular traps in contributing to fibrosis in stenotic Crohn's disease.
October 1993 in “The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology”
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study observed that β-catenin overexpression in human squamous cell carcinoma cells led to increased CREB expression, which significantly enhanced clonogenic activity, suggesting CREB as a β-catenin-regulated factor promoting cancer characteristics.
September 2024 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” July 2026 in “Cosmoderma” In this case report, a 5-year-old boy presented with an itchy patch of hair loss in the frontotemporal region, with trichoscopy revealing specific hair shaft features, such as black dots and corkscrew hairs.
November 1997 in “Open Archive (Karolinska Institutet)” This research observed that mutations in the PTCH gene are common in both sporadic and hereditary basal cell cancers, suggesting a critical role of the PTCH signaling pathway in skin tumor development.
This article reviews applications of optical coherence tomography techniques in medicine, including for diagnosing androgenic alopecia and monitoring blood coagulation, but provides no new clinical results.
March 2026 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study identified CCCA in 10 children of African descent, highlighting the occurrence of this scarring alopecia in patients under 18 and the importance of early diagnosis for better outcomes.
6 citations
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October 2012 in “Journal of Heredity” This study identified the Itpr3 gene as responsible for the tufted hair loss phenotype in the BTBR mouse strain.
1 citations
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April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The Trichodysplasia spinulosa virus protein can cause abnormal hair growth in mice.
October 2018 in “Annals of oncology” This study reported that topical BPM31543 was safe and well-tolerated for patients on taxane-based chemotherapy, with some efficacy indicated in reducing hair loss at all dosages tested.
August 2026 in “PLoS ONE” This study will evaluate the clinical efficacy, patient-reported outcomes, and economic impact of the PAXMAN® PSCS 2 automated scalp cooling system versus standard cold-cap therapy to prevent chemotherapy-induced hair loss in women with localized breast cancer during anthracycline and taxane treatment.
4 citations
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May 2011 in “Movement Disorders” A woman's unique dementia was misdiagnosed, a genetic mutation increases Parkinson's risk with age, and finasteride may help with Tourette syndrome.
April 2012 in “Cancer research” In this study, the authors found that targeting mTORC1 with rapamycin inhibited TPA-induced skin tumor promotion by affecting keratinocyte proliferation, including critical stem cell populations in the mouse epidermis.
July 1995 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This study found that a short-term treatment with all-trans retinoic acid may effectively stabilize platelet counts in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura patients experiencing fluctuations during thrombopoietin receptor agonist therapy.
4 citations
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March 2018 in “Journal of labelled compounds & radiopharmaceuticals” In this study, researchers developed a new prostate cancer imaging agent, a [99m Tc]tricarbonyl complex derived from finasteride, which demonstrated high radiochemical purity and significant uptake in the prostate of a rat model, suggesting its potential for noninvasive prostate cancer imaging.
February 2016 in “The journal of allergy and clinical immunology/Journal of allergy and clinical immunology/The journal of allergy and clinical immunology” This study reports a novel mutation in the TP63 gene associated with T and B cell lymphopenia in an EEC patient, suggesting that EEC diagnosis should include TREC assay and evaluation for immunodeficiency.