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This study reports that FDA-approved scalp cooling caps, like DigniCap and Paxman, can help 50-66% of breast cancer patients retain at least 50% of their hair during chemotherapy, with specific recommendations and limitations discussed for different patient groups.

This report describes a woman with borderline lepromatous leprosy who developed a serious skin reaction to dapsone; she recovered quickly after stopping dapsone and receiving corticosteroids.

This study found that hair dyeing is more common among Korean women than men and among individuals with significant grayness, and it was not linked to higher scalp disease prevalence.

This letter to the editor shares concerns about possible systemic effects from topical dinitrochlorobenzene therapy in a 25-year-old man treating alopecia areata.

This case report described a 50-year-old male with end-stage renal disease who experienced improvement in his black dot tinea capitis after treatment with griseofulvin and ketoconazole shampoo.

This case report describes alopecia areata dermoscopy in an African-American patient, revealing novel patterns such as a diffuse honeycomb-like pigmented network and white dots, suggesting skin color may affect dermoscopic findings.

This report documents the first known case of a scalp infection by *Trichophyton soudanense* in the United States, occurring in a 6-year-old girl in Philadelphia.

This study found that dapsone treatment for severe alopecia areata resulted in hair regrowth rates similar to spontaneous recovery, making it significantly less effective than topical immunotherapy.

This report describes a rare case of tumoral calcinosis presenting as a slow-growing mass on the scalp in an Afro-Caribbean man, with histopathology revealing calcium deposits and associated tissue changes.

This study reports that various types of alopecia, including permanent alopecia, can persist after an acute DRESS episode, but telogen effluvium and alopecia areata showed clinical improvement with treatment within six months.

In this study, Dheedhi Hair Care herbal shampoo significantly reduced hair fall and dandruff compared to a regular shampoo, with no reported side effects.

This review examines the use of dermoscopy for diagnosing common hair disorders and highlights its importance, but it does not report new clinical results.

This article describes a case in which a gymnast's hair loss pattern improved after she stopped using the balance beam, suggesting the hair loss may have been due to traction from her gymnastics routine.

This article reviews the clinical features of dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis, highlighting its characteristic triad of symptoms, but provides no new research results.

This case report describes a woman whose intense focus on her hair was a sign of severe brain dysfunction, raising awareness for physicians about this potentially overlooked danger.

A woman's scalp infection caused by a fungus led to permanent hair loss and was hard to treat but responded to a specific antifungal.

This piece presents a case study of a woman with diffuse alopecia, suggesting a potential link to a chronic focus of infection rather than acute fever.

This article reviews common scalp and hair disorders in children and adolescents and outlines diagnostic approaches, but reports no new clinical findings.

This review examines existing evidence on scalp cooling systems to prevent or reduce chemotherapy-induced hair loss in cancer patients, noting promising results and their increasing adoption in clinical practice.

This research underscores the critical need to recognize and study how the fear or reality of hair loss profoundly influences patients' medical decisions, including refusing cancer treatments or altering reproductive plans.

This abstract presents a clinical case of a woman with traction alopecia and discusses trichoscopic findings without reporting any new research results.

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This article illustrates that dermoscopy can quickly diagnose hair breakage due to intrinsic and chemical factors in patients of African descent, although published findings are limited.

This study emphasizes the importance of dermatologists practicing cultural sensitivity and providing appropriate recommendations for Black women experiencing hair loss, as understanding textured hair can present diagnostic challenges.

This article discusses the presence of dirty dots as a normal trichoscopic finding in children, noting they are not observed in adults or other age groups, and reports no new results.

This study reports pseudopili annulati in a dark-haired Chinese girl, identifying the unique appearance and structural characteristics of her hair without finding abnormalities in the cuticle and cortex.

This article presents a dermatological case involving a 36-year-old woman with ambiguous alopecia, evaluated using videodermatoscopy, but it reports no new research findings or clinical outcomes.

This source provides no abstract, offering no results or conclusions on a case involving a 14-year-old boy with abrupt-onset hair changes presented in a photo quiz format in Pediatric Dermatology.