August 2024 in “International Journal of Women’s Dermatology” This study characterizes alopecia in ARCI, highlighting its prevalence among patients with severe forms and revealing new associated trichoscopic features.
This article reviews alopecia areata as a chronic autoimmune disease affecting hair follicles and discusses its association with other autoimmune conditions, but provides no new clinical findings.
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April 2004 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This article proposes three mechanisms by which dihydrotestosterone may contribute to baldness but reports no new research findings.
8 citations
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January 2020 in “International Journal of Trichology” The authors concluded that trichoscopy is a valuable noninvasive tool for diagnosing and monitoring nonscarring alopecia, aiding in the identification of new hair signs in difficult cases.
3 citations
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May 2002 in “Therapeutische Umschau” This article discusses the challenges in diagnosing and treating diffuse hair loss in women and emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between androgenetic alopecia, chronic telogen effluvium, and psychogenic pseudo effluvium, but reports no new clinical results.
2 citations
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January 2018 in “Australasian Medical Journal” This meta-analysis reviewed observational studies and found that androgenic alopecia, particularly in younger men, may be associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
1 citations
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January 2008 in “Elsevier eBooks” The document concludes that various disorders can cause hair loss in dogs, each requiring different treatments, and some may heal on their own.
January 2019 in “International Journal of Trichology” This case report describes a 42-year-old Indian female with acute diffuse and total alopecia who experienced sudden diffuse hair loss within one day, differentiating it from telogen effluvium through specific dermoscopic findings.
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April 2012 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that among middle-aged Korean women, those with metabolic syndrome had a higher risk of androgenetic alopecia, while no significant association was observed in men.
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December 2008 in “Journal of Dermatology” This study found that 0.75% adenosine lotion significantly improved hair growth and thickness in Japanese women with female pattern hair loss compared to a placebo.
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August 2018 in “Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia” This study found that patients with androgenetic alopecia reported more impact on their quality of life in terms of emotions, functioning, and symptoms than those with alopecia areata.
19 citations
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October 2009 in “Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters” This study found that a thyroid hormone receptor ẞ subtype-selective thyromimetic was effective in promoting hair growth in mouse and monkey models when applied topically.
15 citations
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January 2014 in “Dermatology” This case report describes alopecia universalis-like hair loss occurring in two patients with cutaneous T cell lymphoma, providing clinical, dermoscopic, and pathologic features to help differentiate it from alopecia areata universalis.
14 citations
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January 2012 in “International Journal of Trichology” This case report highlights the importance of suspecting underlying malignancy, such as Hodgkin's lymphoma, in patients with diffuse hair loss and other cutaneous symptoms.
8 citations
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April 2016 in “Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia” This study found that males with androgenetic alopecia had a significantly lower 2D:4D digit length ratio in the right hand compared to healthy controls, which may indicate prenatal androgen exposure.
7 citations
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December 1984 in “The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology” This article reviews technical aspects and five case histories of punch transplanting in early androgenetic alopecia but reports no new clinical results.
4 citations
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August 2017 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” The study found that males with androgenetic alopecia had a significantly lower left-hand 2D:4D digit ratio compared to healthy controls, suggesting this ratio may help estimate future AGA risk.
2 citations
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January 2019 in “Case Reports in Dermatology” In this rare case report, the researchers described a 66-year-old African woman with lipedematous alopecia, highlighting its clinical features, the significance of palpation in examinations, and the uncertainty of it being a distinct disease entity or a combination of two conditions.
2 citations
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January 2014 in “Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences” This study found that the TrichoScan software effectively differentiated between androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium in women with diffuse hair loss, aligning with clinical diagnoses.
2 citations
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January 2011 in “Dermatologica Sinica” This case report describes a Taiwanese woman with lipedematous alopecia, highlighting rare mucin deposition as a feature that warrants further investigation.
2 citations
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January 2009 in “Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine” This article reviews depictions of baldness in art and notes its symbolic connections to depression, with no new research findings presented.
1 citations
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December 2021 in “Animals” This study concluded that thyroid atrophy, alopecia, and hyperkeratosis in sheep are associated with deficiencies in selenium and zinc in serum and liver.
May 2014 in “JAMA Dermatology” Mother and son diagnosed with a rare genetic hair loss condition with no effective treatment.
March 2013 in “Journal für Kardiologie (Krause & Pachernegg GmbH)” This review discusses the role of various hormones in diffuse hair loss and emphasizes the need for further research to clarify their complex interactions and potential therapeutic implications, but reports no new clinical results.
August 2005 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This article replies to a critical appraisal of a randomized trial on melatonin in alopecia and reports no new clinical findings.
January 2022 in “Journal of Ayurveda case reports” This study observed that Ayurveda Shamana therapy showed promising results in reducing the severity of androgenic alopecia symptoms without adverse effects.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found distinct gene expression profiles in the parietal and occipital scalp of individuals with androgenetic alopecia, linked to developmental origins and susceptibility to hair loss, offering insights into genetic and epigenetic factors involved in AGA.
January 2017 in “Journal of cosmetology & trichology” This study found that younger, unmarried individuals under 40, especially women, experienced significant anxiety and depression due to androgenetic alopecia, impacting their psychological well-being and self-perception.
September 1997 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” New treatment improves male hair loss.
50 citations
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November 2010 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” This study suggests that Botox injections may increase hair count and reduce hair loss in men with androgenetic alopecia, potentially through increased blood flow and oxygen to the scalp.