June 2015 in “OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network)” This study found that acute UVB exposure in mice increases the synthesis of retinoic acid in the epidermis, which is necessary for normal repair from UVB light.
January 2026 in “Clinical & Translational Oncology” This expert consensus statement highlights that while targeted cancer therapies significantly improve patient survival, they often result in various skin toxicities, underscoring the need for early diagnosis, management, and multidisciplinary care to maintain patients' quality of life and ensure treatment continuity.
September 2018 in “Obsgyne Review Journal of Obstetric and Gynecology of Siddharth Health Research and Social Welfare Society” This study found that pregnant women experience a broad array of skin changes, with pigmentary alterations and striae being the most common physiological changes observed.
26 citations
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June 2005 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” In this study, pegylated interferon alfa-2b injections led to local cutaneous reactions, including cutaneous necrosis, in patients with hepatitis C and chronic myelocytic leukemia, requiring dose modifications or treatment withdrawal in some cases.
4 citations
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October 2005 in “Pediatric Transplantation” This study identified that pediatric transplant recipients experience specific skin changes related to medication use, with unique conditions like ichthyosiform xerosis in kidney recipients and skin scaling with pellagroid appearance in bone marrow recipients.
July 2022 in “International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS)” This study found that skin changes such as pigmentary alterations, vascular and connective tissue changes are common during pregnancy, with areola/nipple darkening and striae gravidarum frequently observed.
1 citations
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October 2018 in “Sohag Medical Journal” This study found that pregnant women commonly experience physiological skin changes, such as pigmentary alterations, and are susceptible to various dermatological conditions, including scabies and pregnancy-specific dermatoses.
March 2026 in “Dermatopathology” This study found that sebaceous gland-derived cutaneous adnexal carcinomas exhibited the highest frequency of genomic alterations compared to other tumor types.
11 citations
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January 2017 in “Dermato-endocrinology” This study observed that common skin changes in patients with type 2 diabetes included peripheral hair loss, xerosis, anhydrosis, and nail alterations, underscoring the importance of controlling blood sugar and foot care to prevent neuropathy complications.
16 citations
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July 2021 in “Histopathology” This review discusses recent findings on molecular changes in cutaneous adnexal tumours and reports novel markers and pathways involved, highlighting the diverse oncogenic drivers and tumour suppressor alterations.
47 citations
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May 2002 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” This review discusses normal skin changes during pregnancy such as pigmentary and glandular alterations, highlighting the need for physician awareness to avoid unnecessary treatments, and reports no new clinical findings.
August 2026 in “International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences” This article reviews how epigenetic modifications, particularly DNA methylation, histone modification, and non-coding RNA pathways, affect the development of skin diseases, suggesting potential for personalized treatments that target these changes.
61 citations
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April 2021 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This study found that hidradenitis suppurativa significantly impaired quality of life in German patients, with severity linked to skin and certain extra-cutaneous changes, but not reduced by surgical or conventional medicamentous treatments.
1 citations
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January 2021 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that bullous lupus erythematosus lesions in cutaneous lupus erythematosus showed distinctive histopathology with neutrophilic predominance and were associated with severe disease and higher extracutaneous involvement.
47 citations
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March 2022 in “Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology” This review discusses the role of the skin microbiome in the pathogenesis of various skin disorders, such as atopic dermatitis and psoriasis, and reports no new clinical findings; it emphasizes potential therapeutic implications.
101 citations
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July 2020 in “Dermatologic therapy” This systematic review reports that "COVID toes" and other skin manifestations can be initial signs of COVID-19, and advises immunosuppressive therapy adjustments only for infected or at-risk patients.
December 2025 in “BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks” This review discusses the interplay between endocrinology and dermatology in PCOS, highlighting the roles of hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance, and chronic inflammation in related skin conditions, but reports no new clinical results.
169 citations
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September 2002 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This study reports that ZD1839 (Iressa), an anticancer drug, was associated with acneiform eruptions and hair growth abnormalities due to its inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling in the skin.
14 citations
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October 2021 in “Dermatology and Therapy” This study found that photoexposure significantly increased the gene expression of altered elastin, MMP12, and LOX, as well as the protein expression of tropoelastin and fibrillin-1, in skin models.
12 citations
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April 2004 in “PubMed” This study reports the first known case of multiple type nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis in a 10-month-old girl, with the unique feature of perifollicular fibrosis.
4 citations
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October 2021 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” This study found that individuals with heterozygous truncation-type variants in the *DSP* gene exhibit lower skin temperature and higher transepidermal water loss, with specific microscopic skin changes and pseudomonilethrix.
January 2023 in “Indian dermatology online journal” This case report describes a novel NECTIN4 gene mutation linked to ED-syndactyly syndrome 1 in a young girl, contributing to the understanding of this rare ectodermal dysplasia.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that in mutant NRAS melanoma, MEK inhibitors led to increased AKT signaling and reduced MIG6, a change that may enhance cell migration and invasiveness.
9 citations
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May 2012 in “PLOS ONE” This study found that integrin-linked kinase is crucial for various epidermal functions, including differentiation and barrier formation, and also plays a previously unreported role in melanocyte development and function.
71 citations
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February 2006 in “Clinics in Dermatology” This review discusses the physiological skin changes during pregnancy and reports no new clinical results, emphasizing the importance of distinguishing these changes from pathological conditions.
3 citations
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May 2023 in “Frontiers in immunology” This study reviewed the role of inflammasomes in autoimmune skin diseases, highlighting their contribution to the pathogenesis of conditions such as vitiligo, alopecia areata, and psoriasis, and suggesting that targeting inflammasome dysregulation may offer new therapeutic options.
January 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study suggests that typical skin lesions in Carney complex may originate from the pro-melanogenic activity of a specific dermal fibroblast population influenced by PKA signaling.
64 citations
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June 1992 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Pregnancy often causes skin changes like darkening, stretch marks, and hair growth, which may improve after childbirth.
January 2026 in “Forum Dermatologicum” This case report discusses a doughnut wart recurrence after cryotherapy in a patient with alopecia areata, suggesting autoimmune-related immune imbalance may influence unusual wart behavior.
4 citations
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October 2022 in “Genes” This review discusses the role of cutaneous and intestinal microbiota in the development of alopecia areata, summarizing current literature without reporting new clinical results.