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This review outlines the various adverse reactions to biologic therapies in Allergy/Immunology, emphasizing the clinical and management challenges due to overlapping reaction phenotypes and the need for more refined diagnostic and management strategies.

This review discusses comprehensive information on hair growth, its clinical and environmental influences, and provides a detailed guide for diagnosing hair loss, but reports no new clinical results.

This study introduced a customizable ELISA for detecting antibodies against botulinum neurotoxin that matches or surpasses other tests in sensitivity and allows for more efficient and animal-friendly testing when combined with the hemidiaphragm assay.

Bioengineered skin models aging well, useful for studying aging and testing treatments.

This study reported that an alkaloid isolated from E. alba leaves inhibited HIV-1 reverse transcriptase activity with minimal cytotoxicity, suggesting its potential as an antiviral agent.

This review discusses the complexities of interpreting thyroid function tests, highlighting the challenges primary care providers face due to patient demand and misinformation, but reports no new results.

The book is a comprehensive resource on hair disorders, but lacks information on some conditions.

This study introduces a spherical skin model that effectively mimics key features of human skin, offering a scalable and rapid alternative for non-animal dermatological and cosmetic testing.

This study found that using a PEG-400/oleic acid mixture as an optical clearing agent enhanced the detection depth of particles in skin without causing dehydration, based on tests in rats and further testing in vivo.

This case study confirmed a diagnosis of Werner syndrome in a 27-year-old woman through genetic testing, highlighting the condition's characteristics and the importance of multidisciplinary management.

This review discusses the clinical features of SARS in children, noting milder symptoms compared to adults, and emphasizes the importance of ongoing monitoring for long-term effects; it reports no new treatment findings.

This study found that lower serum melatonin levels were associated with increased skin aging grades among individuals in Ulaanbaatar, suggesting melatonin loss may contribute to earlier skin aging.

This article discusses various diagnostic techniques for investigating equine skin diseases and reports no new clinical results.

This study reported the development of two highly sensitive ELISA assays to detect banned substances finasteride and dutasteride in human urine, offering better sensitivity than existing HPLC/MS/MS methods.

This article reviews common pitfalls in biopsy site selection and technique that can lead to misdiagnosis of various skin conditions, highlighting the importance of proper biopsy practices for improving diagnostic accuracy.

This study found that diagnosing nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia in women based solely on serum 17OHP measurements can lead to false positives, suggesting the need for urinary steroid profiles and genetic testing for confirmation.

Avoiding dyed wigs and clothing improved severe allergic reactions in a woman treated with diphencyprone.

This article discusses the late presentation of myotonic dystrophy but reports no new clinical findings.

This review discusses autoimmune blistering diseases across species and highlights new treatment efficacy findings and ongoing trials, but it reports no new clinical results.

This review discusses recent advancements in understanding and managing congenital adrenal hyperplasia, including improvements in screening, diagnostics, and potential genetic and cell-based treatments, but reports no new clinical findings.

This study suggests that while hair analysis using GC-MS is a sensitive method for detecting cocaine ingestion, it may not reliably indicate the amount, timing, or duration of drug use due to interindividual variability and multiple incorporation mechanisms.

This study reported that the prevalence of atopic dermatitis in cats was higher than previously suggested, with severe nonseasonal pruritus most common, and certain breeds were predisposed.

This article reviews strategies for serological testing in diagnosing ILD linked to systemic rheumatic diseases and introduces a potential diagnostic algorithm for pulmonologists, while noting further validation is needed.

This review discusses the use of hair analysis for examining stress and reproduction hormone levels in wildlife and highlights the need for more comprehensive physiological validations across species.

This study found that cortisol concentrations were significantly higher in hair samples with follicles compared to those without, suggesting potential confounding in stress assessments using different hair sampling methods.

In this study, researchers reported that a newly developed interferon-γ release assay for cell-mediated immunity to SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid peptides demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity, making it a robust tool for routine diagnostic tests and potentially useful in predicting clinical outcomes after pathogen re-exposure.

This case report identifies a 51-year-old woman whose nonpruritic urticated rash was an initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus, highlighting the importance of comprehensive serological evaluation and biopsy for accurate diagnosis.

This review on Graves' disease explains its major role in causing hyperthyroidism, details genetic, environmental, and immunological risk factors, diagnoses, treatment options like anti-thyroid medications, and highlights potential complications such as ophthalmopathy and cardiovascular issues, noting prognosis varies by age.

In this study, researchers developed a hair tonic using shallots (Allium cepa L.) and found that its F2 formulation was as effective as the positive control in promoting hair growth on the 21st day and remained stable over 28 weeks of testing.

This study demonstrated the development of high-density protein microarrays allowing for antibody binding characterization and serum profiling from patients with autoimmune diseases, suggesting potential for diagnostic marker discovery.