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This article reviews treatment approaches for cicatricial alopecia, describing how medication efficacy varies and suggesting autologous hair transplantation for stable cases; no new clinical data are presented.

Chemotherapy can cause skin side effects that affect patients' lives, but they can be managed to avoid interrupting cancer treatment.

Any drug can cause skin reactions, but antibiotics, NSAIDs, and psychotropic drugs are more common, with some reactions being life-threatening.

In this retrospective analysis, patients with trichodynia who were unresponsive to standard treatments showed significant symptom improvement after receiving intradermal botulinum toxin type A, with nearly all patients benefiting, particularly those with scarring alopecia.

In this single-center study, researchers conducted comprehensive dermatological exams of 112 hospitalized adult patients, revealing that several skin issues, like seborrheic dermatitis and xerosis cutis, were common but often unnoticed in routine hospital care, highlighting the need for better dermatology collaboration.

This review summarizes the various skin manifestations linked to COVID-19 infection, vaccination, and personal protective equipment, highlighting their clinical importance and discussing psychological stress and social isolation as additional dermatologic factors.

This narrative review provides an overview of the persistent dermatological side effects experienced by cancer survivors due to treatments, highlighting their impact on quality of life and the need for structured dermatological care during survivorship.

In this study, ritlecitinib 50 mg produced clinically meaningful improvements in scalp hair regrowth over three years for patients aged 12 and older with severe alopecia areata, with 65.1% showing substantial hair regrowth and 31.2% achieving complete regrowth, while also maintaining a consistent safety profile.

This study found that fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution in Hispanic male patients often resembles androgenetic alopecia, with a tendency for earlier onset compared to European and North American populations.

This study reported that chemotherapy-induced skin reactions in cancer patients are mostly mild to moderate and manageable with supportive care, suggesting that early dermatologic intervention can improve patient outcomes without interrupting chemotherapy.

This review discusses strategies to identify, prevent, and manage complications in FUE and reports no new clinical results.

This study reported that diffuse lichen planopilaris significantly impairs quality of life in Moroccan patients, with trichodynia and hair quality changes most affecting daily functioning and leisure activities.

In this case report, a 21-year-old male was observed to have primary essential cutis verticis gyrata, a condition characterized by the excessive formation of scalp folds resembling cerebral gyri, without any additional comorbidities.

In this review, researchers examined the concentration of cortisol in scalp hair of individuals with alopecia areata to explore its relationship with disease variables, as cortisol in hair can indicate chronic stress, which may impact alopecia areata pathogenesis.

This case report highlights the importance of trichoscopy in diagnosing fibrosing alopecia in pattern distribution, distinguishing it from female pattern hair loss, and guiding effective treatment.

The authors reported a case of significant scalp edema accompanying lichen planopilaris in a middle-aged woman, suggesting a potential new variant of edematous scalp conditions as a reaction to scarring alopecia.

This source highlights that alopecia areata is a complex autoimmune disorder leading to patchy, nonscarring hair loss with variable treatment responses, reflecting unmet clinical needs. Advances in genetic research are improving understanding, yet current treatments often lead to persistent relapses.

This review suggests that dermatological cosmetic procedures can be safely performed on dark-complexioned skin with appropriate treatment adjustments, highlighting the need for careful consideration to prevent adverse effects.

This study reports that ritlecitinib, when used for up to 24 months in patients aged 12 and older with alopecia areata, has an acceptable safety profile, with a similar proportion of adverse events in both ritlecitinib and placebo groups in the placebo-controlled cohort.

This study reported that among Filipino elderly patients, xerosis/xerotic eczema was the most common dermatological condition leading to consultation, with inflammatory dermatoses being the predominant category of skin diseases observed from 2014 to 2018 at a tertiary hospital's dermatology service.

This case study illustrates the successful treatment of chronic diffuse telogen effluvium in a young woman attributed to latent iron deficiency and emphasizes the importance of comprehensive assessment in similar cases.

In this study, analyzing over 400 million tweets revealed a broader and milder spectrum of COVID-19 symptoms than clinical research, and illustrated symptom evolution and co-occurrence throughout the pandemic.

This research aims to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 post-crisis period and normalization process on dermatology practice, suggesting implications for future healthcare challenges; no new results are reported.

This case series reports that beard hair can be used effectively as an adjunct donor site for hair transplantation in severe androgenic alopecia, with minimal complications observed.

This study found an increase in certain dermatological conditions like dermatitis and scabies, and a decrease in others such as psoriasis vulgaris and atopic dermatitis during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the previous year.

This discussion highlights the evolving clinical spectrum of lichen planopilaris, noting atypical features and presentations in younger males that suggest potential different pathomechanisms from previously recognized variants.

This dissertation describes using skull bone for upper jaw reconstruction, leading to less pain and the possibility of immediate implant placement compared to traditional methods.

This review discusses various causes and treatments of scalp pruritus, distinguishing between conditions with primary skin lesions and those without, but provides no new clinical results.

This review discusses various types of primary cicatricial alopecias, categorized by the predominant type of inflammatory cells involved, and reports no new clinical results.

This case study reported an improvement in lower limb edema for a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus after starting dulaglutide treatment, suggesting a potential role of the drug in sodium retention disorders.