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This case report documents a middle-aged female with black piedra on her scalp hair, confirmed through potassium hydroxide examination and fungal culture.

This study describes a 4-year-old boy who exhibits a rare, synchronized pattern of hair growth and shedding, unlike the typical asynchronous pattern seen in humans.

This study found that women with diffuse alopecia exhibited higher anxiety and depression scores compared to controls, suggesting a bidirectional relationship between alopecia and psychological symptoms.

This study found that dexamethasone treatment reduced cell viability and growth factor expression in human dermal papilla cells, suggesting it inhibits hair growth.

This case report describes a 30-year-old patient with extensive alopecia areata, successfully treated with a combination of oral dexamethasone, methotrexate, minoxidil hair lotion, and folic acid over 48 weeks, resulting in satisfactory improvement.

A teenager's hair with alternating white and dark bands, known as Pili annulati, is a genetic condition that is usually harmless and often considered attractive.

This observational study reports a striking correlation between the use of henna hair dye and a specific pattern of hair loss, termed "hennapecia," but calls for experimental research to determine causality.

This paper analyzes the representation of baldness in contemporary screen media, arguing that it reflects and perpetuates societal anxieties about masculinity, aging, and power, portraying hair loss as a disorder requiring intervention despite its natural occurrence and lack of health risks.

This study observed a significant rise and fall in black hair dye dermatitis cases over six years, primarily affecting middle-aged men, with most cases presenting as chronic pigmented lichenoid photodermatitis.

This study found that 67% of children treated with diphencyprone for alopecia areata or alopecia totalis regrew scalp hair, with 33% achieving complete regrowth.

This study suggests that the prevalence of red beards in individuals with dark hair may be explained by Thayer’s Theorem of countershading.

New app improves storm surge predictions; advances in baldness treatment show potential but require time.

This study reports expert consensus statements emphasizing the importance of focusing on overall scalp and hair health for managing dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis, encouraging a shift in treatment perspectives to improve scalp barrier health and patient outcomes.

This case report described two siblings with uncombable hair syndrome characterized by unique hair features, and identified a new pathogenic variant in the PADI3 gene (c.1374dup; p. Val459ArgfsTer15) not previously documented.

This report describes an 11-year-old girl with peripilar keratin casts, a condition often underdiagnosed and mistaken for nits, highlighting the usefulness of keratolytic treatments in management.

Small white dots on the scalp seen with a dermoscope correspond to sweat ducts and vary with different hair disorders.

This study found that women with severe hair loss from childhood irradiation for tinea capitis were at a higher risk of developing psychosocial symptoms, including depression, compared to men.

This review examines the psychological effects of chronic hair diseases and reports no new findings, highlighting the impact on self-confidence, coping skills, and associated psychiatric conditions.

This case report describes an 8-year-old girl with hair casts, highlighting the importance of distinguishing them from pediculosis capitis due to their unusual occurrence and varied associations.

This study observed that most patients with traction alopecia showed improved or stabilized hair loss with therapeutic counseling and adjunctive treatments, but follow-up was often inconsistent, highlighting the need for better awareness and management.

This report describes a 1949 case of a young girl with a rare congenital ectodermal defect causing unique hair fragility, which had not been previously documented in the literature.

This report of a 90-year-old girl with tinea capitis indicates that griseofulvin remains the main treatment, showing improvement after eight weeks of therapy.

Reduced androgens linked to kinky hair disorder and hair loss; 5a-reductase inhibitors may help.

The document concludes that most hair loss treatments don't work, balding isn't caused by dandruff, and hair loss may indicate serious health issues that require medical attention.

This case report highlights a 34-year-old woman with traction alopecia, where diagnosis was clarified by the presence of peripilar keratin sheaths, a useful dermoscopic clue.

In this study, researchers observed that dandruff involves altered keratinocyte activity and a low-grade inflammatory response characterized by increased interleukin-17-producing T-cells and CCL17 levels, but without significant changes in immune cell populations or skin barrier lipids.

This abstract contains no research findings; it describes website service information and options for accessing content from JAMA Dermatology.

"D-CHRAMPS syndrome" is a newly identified condition with multiple severe symptoms.