3 citations
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April 2012 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Men with Addison disease should be screened for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy if they have hair loss.
3 citations
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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.
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.
3 citations
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September 1994 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology” This study found that multiple factors, including psychological stress, fever, childbirth, and surgeries, may contribute to telogen effluvium and hair loss in women, with appropriate treatment normalizing hair loss.
2 citations
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February 2024 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Diffuse alopecia areata in children has unique features and needs specific treatment.
2 citations
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September 2023 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” In this study, the authors compared trichoscopy findings for different forms of diffuse non-cicatricial alopecia in females and suggested that trichoscopy might often replace the need for histopathological confirmation, reserving biopsies for more uncertain cases.
2 citations
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January 2022 in “JAAD Case Reports” This case report describes a 69-year-old woman who developed drug-induced acquired ichthyosis related to ponatinib therapy, which improved upon stopping the medication.
2 citations
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June 2018 in “Sudan journal of medical sciences” In this case study, a 45-year-old woman's hair loss improved after three months of weekly high-dose vitamin D supplementation, emphasizing the importance of assessing vitamin D levels in patients with hair loss.
2 citations
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January 2018 This article discusses diffuse alopecia areata, highlighting its autoimmune characteristics, more intense inflammation, and challenges in diagnosis, but presents no new clinical findings.
2 citations
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February 2014 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This letter reports three cases of diffuse hair loss linked to hyperprolactinaemia but does not present new research findings.
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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June 2013 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” This article discusses a clinicopathological case of diffuse scalp alopecia in a middle-aged patient and presents no new clinical findings.
2 citations
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December 2012 in “Acta Facultatis Medicae Naissensis” This article presents a case of syphilitic alopecia in a man, where treatment with benzathine penicillin G led to dramatic hair regrowth and resolution of syphilitic lesions within three months.
2 citations
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January 2007 in “Toxicologie Analytique et Clinique” This case study observed a massive lithium overdose in a 38-year-old woman with bipolar disorder, who survived despite extremely high lithium concentrations through continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration.
2 citations
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January 1997 in “Leprosy Review” This case report documents a rare instance of a female Indian patient with borderline-lepromatous leprosy experiencing generalized leprous alopecia of the scalp and lepromatous lymphadenitis of the suboccipital node.
1 citations
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June 2025 in “Ukrains kyi Visnyk Psykhonevrolohii” This study found that psychopathological reactions, particularly cognitive impairments such as impaired concentration, are prevalent among patients with diffuse alopecia, with variations in prevalence linked to the genesis of alopecia, notably higher in mixed-type compared to metabolic-type alopecia.
1 citations
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May 2024 in “Effective Pharmacotherapy” This article reviews the causes, development, and treatment of diffuse alopecia, describing various external therapies and physiotherapy techniques.
1 citations
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March 2024 in “Psychiatry Neurology and Medical Psychology” This study examined the mental health of women with diffuse alopecia and found varied levels of mental maladjustment, with more patients with mixed alopecia showing adjustment disorders compared to those with metabolic alopecia. These findings could inform personalized treatment strategies for this condition.
1 citations
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July 2022 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This study found that a 6-week treatment with both brands of biotin and dexpanthenol significantly improved hair fall count and hair density in people with diffuse pattern hair loss, with no significant difference between the two brands.
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.
1 citations
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October 2021 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” This letter to the editors describes a case of diffuse congenital hypotrichosis simplex with associated hair shaft fragility but reports no new clinical findings.
1 citations
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September 2021 in “Biomedical & Pharmacology Journal” This study found that the reticulocyte hemoglobin content (CHr) most frequently indicated iron deficiency in female patients with diffuse non-scarring hair loss.
1 citations
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August 2021 in “Consilium Medicum” In this study, the use of Selencin, both in tablet and peptide lotion form, over two months showed significant improvements in reducing hair loss and restoring hair structure and volume in patients with diffuse alopecia, with effects persisting up to four months after treatment.
1 citations
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October 2020 in “IP Indian journal of clinical and experimental dermatology” This study investigates the potential correlation between serum ferritin levels and diffuse hair loss, but it reports no new clinical findings.
1 citations
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October 2018 in “Madridge journal of dermatology & research” This resource outlines the focus areas of the Madridge Journal of Dermatology & Research and reports no new clinical findings.
1 citations
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February 2014 in “Hair therapy & transplantation” This case report describes a 21-year-old woman experiencing acute hair loss and thinning, with no clear cause identified from her health history except polycystic ovary syndrome and family history of androgenetic alopecia.
1 citations
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January 2014 in “International Journal of Trichology” This case report describes a 35-year-old woman with diffuse partial woolly hair occurring alongside epidermolysis bullosa with mottled pigmentation.
1 citations
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January 1997 in “Dermatology” A woman lost her hair from stress after a bee attack and her sister's death.
1 citations
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July 1996 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” This article discusses the extent of investigation needed for diffuse alopecia in women but reports no new findings.
August 2026 in “Clinical Case Reports” In this case report, a patient with diffuse alopecia areata experienced complete hair regrowth after treatment with oral abrocitinib, with no adverse effects observed.