This review discusses anticoagulant and antihypertensive medications as potential contributors to medication-induced telogen effluvium and reports no new clinical results.
January 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” This article discusses hair loss conditions and treatments, including the use of finasteride in male androgenetic alopecia and its variable results in women, without presenting new clinical findings.
May 2020 in “Hair transplant forum international” This study found that, among Indian men aged 50-55 with androgenetic alopecia, 78% of occipital donor areas fitted standard safe donor area criteria, but 22% did not, indicating a need for tailored selection in hair transplants.
January 2019 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This commentary discusses the need for community dermatology initiatives in developing countries to improve skin health awareness and addresses how outreach events can provide valuable insights into common dermatological conditions.
November 2010 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The issue concluded that various skin conditions have different effective treatments and factors influencing them.
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This study found significant differences in facial heat distribution patterns among different types of alopecia, with androgenic, areata, and telogen types showing a T-type pattern, while seborrheic alopecia showed a diffused pattern.
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October 1967 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Hair loss in women often doesn't follow a pattern, isn't linked to age, may be genetic, and can be related to thyroid issues or other health factors.
October 2023 in “Dermatology practical & conceptual” This study observed that among 120 patients recovering from COVID-19, severe diffuse hair loss typically began less than two months post-infection, with the majority of patients experiencing a severe degree of hair loss and positive hair pull tests, often alongside vitamin D deficiency.
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March 2021 in “JAMA” This article discusses the evaluation and management of common nonscarring hair loss conditions and reports no new clinical results.
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July 2000 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” This study developed a follicular automaton model that simulates human hair cycle dynamics and can replicate hair pattern changes associated with diffuse or androgenetic alopecia.
October 2021 in “Cosmoderma” This review summarizes existing knowledge on diffuse and patterned alopecia, emphasizing recent advancements in treatment beyond FDA-approved options, but it reports no new clinical findings.
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October 1996 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This review outlines diagnostic possibilities for diffuse, nonscarring hair loss in women and reports no new clinical findings.
January 2015 in “Rawal Medical Journal” This study found that the most common cause of diffuse hair loss in Jordanian females was telogen effluvium, often triggered by nutritional deficiencies and various forms of stress.
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January 2000 in “Dermatology” This study found that men with adrenomyeloneuropathy often experience diffuse hair loss and severe male-pattern baldness, potentially due to the X-linked ALD mutation's role in androgenetic alopecia's genetic spectrum.
September 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” This review discusses fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution and highlights diagnostic features, but reports no new clinical results; the authors emphasize the value of trichoscopy and histology in diagnosis.
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January 2016 in “Skin appendage disorders” This case report describes a 45-year-old woman with diffuse nonscarring alopecia characterized by hair thinning, increased catagen/telogen follicles, and mild inflammatory infiltrate, highlighting the diagnostic findings via scalp dermoscopy and biopsy.
July 2024 in “Vestnik dermatologii i venerologii” This study found that women with post-COVID alopecia showed a diffuse telogen effluvium pattern and distinct trace element imbalances, such as reduced copper and increased selenium levels, helping differentiate this condition from androgenetic alopecia.
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July 2017 in “Dermatology practical & conceptual” This study is the first to describe a mixed pattern of essential syphilitic alopecia using trichoscopy, identifying features like tapered bended hairs and perifollicular hyperkeratosis in a patient without secondary syphilis symptoms.
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May 1978 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Recent hair loss research shows some progress, especially in understanding male pattern baldness, but effective treatments for many types of hair loss are still lacking.
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January 2012 in “International Journal of Trichology” This report describes three patients with distinct conditions who exhibited rectangular-patterned occipital alopecia areata associated with their respective medical cases.
December 2011 in “Korean journal of veterinary research” In this study, a dog with canine pattern alopecia showed improved multifocal alopecia and general hair regrowth after 3 months of melatonin treatment.
September 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” This article discusses alopecia areata incognito, highlighting its diffuse hair loss pattern and favorable response to steroid treatment, but it reports no new clinical data.
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September 2011 in “Pediatric Dermatology” This case report describes androgenetic alopecia in two young siblings, highlighting its occurrence in children and suggesting a possible familial pattern given their mother's similar condition.
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December 2011 in “Pediatric Dermatology” In this case report, estrogen substitution therapy slightly increased hair volume in a 22-year-old patient with genetic predisposition to hair loss and alopecia caused by past treatment for leukemia, but hair loss returned after stopping the therapy.
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March 2001 in “Clinics in Dermatology” This article discusses various types of primary cicatricial alopecias and reports no new clinical results; it emphasizes the importance of accurate diagnosis for effective management.
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January 2018 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Syphilis can cause hair loss without other symptoms and should be considered when diagnosing unexplained hair loss.
April 2023 in “Journal of Dermatological Treatment” This study observed a significant reduction in the number of hair follicles with a high proportion in catagen or telogen phase, along with visible vertical columns of connective tissue in the histopathologic examination.
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February 1999 in “American Journal of Dermatopathology” This article describes a woman's case of slowly progressive nonscarring alopecia with unique biopsy findings, suggesting the need to reexamine similar cases currently classified as chronic diffuse alopecia areata.
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August 2011 in “Clinics” This article presents a dissenting opinion, arguing that the case described by Dr. Molina et al. was diffuse alopecia areata, not acute alopecia areata as claimed, emphasizing the importance of distinct clinical differences.