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This case report describes a 2-year-old boy diagnosed with trichothiodystrophy, characterized by fragile hair, intellectual damage, diminished fertility, and short stature.

In this case report, a 30-year-old woman with alopecia areata experienced significant hair regrowth after undergoing Ayurvedic treatment, including internal medications and lifestyle modifications, with sustained improvement and no recurrence during a six-month follow-up.

This study explains that while trichothiodystrophy and xeroderma pigmentosum share genetic defects, TTD patients primarily exhibit issues in transcription initiation, not the increased skin cancer risk seen in XP.

This report describes two Saudi brothers with Vitamin D-dependent rickets Type II and emphasizes the association of this disorder with alopecia.

This chapter emphasizes the critical role of the integumentary system in animal physiology, detailing its structures, immune functions, and sensory capabilities as crucial for homeostasis, protection, and various physiological processes.

This review discusses skin conditions associated with various endocrine disorders and provides guidance on managing hirsutism, hair loss, vitiligo, and alopecia areata, reporting no new clinical results.

This study, conducted at a tertiary care center in India, found a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency among patients with alopecia areata, though no statistically significant correlation between vitamin D levels and disease severity or duration was observed.

This study found that adipocytes in the interfacial white adipose tissue adjacent to fibrotic lesions in systemic sclerosis show unique phenotypes and contribute to the condition's pathogenesis.

This study reviews the use of trichoscopy in diagnosing and monitoring alopecia areata, highlighting that certain trichoscopic findings like yellow and black dots, exclamation mark hairs, and others, provide valuable insights into disease status and treatment response.

This study reported that dithranol treatment up to 3% concentration led to hair regrowth in alopecia areata patients who had previously failed ultra-potent steroids, with regrowth observed across all severity levels.

This study found that horses living in lowland areas had higher physiological responses (heart rate, respiration, body temperature) compared to those in highland and coastal areas, with good overall health reported across all regions.

This study found that DHEAS levels were lower in anti-TPO Ab positive PCOS patients compared to those who were negative, indicating a possible link between autoimmunity and reduced DHEAS in these patients.

This study found that patients with alopecia areata had significantly lower serum 25(OH)D levels, which may be associated with increased disease severity.

In this study, researchers examined two new cases of trichothiodystrophy and observed that the condition is linked to decreased synthesis of high-sulfur matrix proteins in hair.

In this study, a case of alopecia areata was successfully treated using Ayurvedic medicine, highlighting its potential as an alternative to corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, which can have serious adverse effects with prolonged use.

This study found that trichoscopic features like exclamation mark hairs and angulated hairs were more indicative of alopecia areata in an Asian population, while features like broken hairs of different lengths and flame hairs were more common in trichotillomania.

This study explores the use of Neem oil and a sesame oil-based formulation in Ayurvedic treatments for hair loss, suggesting their potential to improve scalp health, nourish hair follicles, and balance doshas, thereby aiding in hair loss prevention and management.

This study found that after topical application in rats, 1,24-dihydroxyvitamin D3 absorbed through both the stratum corneum and hair follicles, with about 30% excreted via the faeces.

This study found that experimentally induced calcification in rat skin led to rapid and localized mineralization in hair follicles, progressing to more extensive calcification with prior hypercalcemic treatment.

This study found that yellow dots, black dots, exclamation mark hairs, broken hairs, and nail changes observed through dermoscopy are related to the severe form of alopecia areata.

In this cross-sectional study, researchers observed that patients with hidradenitis suppurativa, particularly women, had lower 2D:4D finger length ratios compared to healthy controls, suggesting a potential link to prenatal androgen exposure and disease severity, though further prospective research is needed to confirm this hormonal impact.

This case report describes a patient with lichen nitidus whose lesions improved following treatment with oral astemizole and topical steroids, although spontaneous resolution remains a possibility.

This paper discusses approaches to prevent Telogen Effluvium, a common form of hair fall, by modifying lifestyle factors as recommended in the Unani System of Medicine, which suggests maintaining balance in six essential elements for health before resorting to drug treatments.

This study reports that distinct scaly dermatoses in rats can be caused by deficiencies in vitamin H, vitamin B6, or lactoflavin, each preventable or treatable through nutritional adjustments.

Alopecia areata patients often have low vitamin D levels.

This study found that the increasing use of natural products like propolis and calendula officinalis in Bulgaria is linked to a growing number of allergic contact dermatitis cases, predominantly in women.

This review discusses Ayurvedic approaches to premature greying of hair, focusing on detoxifying therapies like panchakarma and various rejuvenative treatments, but presents no new empirical findings.

Certain enzymes react strongly with some hormones in rat skin during hair growth, mainly in sebaceous glands and hair sheaths.

This review discusses the Ayurvedic perspectives on Bhallataka, noting its detoxified forms may have various therapeutic properties, but reports no new clinical findings.

This article reports a case of rhabdomyolysis in a patient two hours after consuming the freshwater fish Mylossoma duriventre, suggesting a possible link to Haff disease from an unidentified toxin.