October 2006 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study reported that eflornithine cream, when used with laser hair removal, leads to faster reduction of unwanted facial hair in women and is similarly safe compared to the cream alone.
1 citations
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December 2025 in “Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings” Leuprolide may better manage cholesterol and blood pressure in PCOS than spironolactone.
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January 1966 in “American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology” This study observed that thyroid and hormone treatments did not resolve postpartum alopecia in a small patient group, and most cases may naturally revert to normal.
58 citations
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March 2019 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This study found that wedelolactone from Eclipta prostrata L. significantly reduced lung inflammation and fibrosis in mice with bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis, suggesting potential therapeutic benefits through AMPK activation.
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January 1980 in “Journal of steroid biochemistry/Journal of Steroid Biochemistry” This study found that both cyproterone acetate alone and combined with ethinyl oestradiol reduced androgen levels and slightly increased SHBG binding in women with hirsutism, but showed no difference in hair regrowth rate between the treatments.
21 citations
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January 2005 in “Pediatric Dermatology” An 8-year-old girl with vitiligo developed extra hair growth on her knee after using tacrolimus ointment.
This research highlighted varying findings on the use of daily emollients for preventing atopic dermatitis in infants, with one study noting a reduction in incidence, while another found no preventive effect.
May 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study developed a low-viscosity triamcinolone acetonide serum, used with a derma stamp microneedling device, to improve targeted treatment of alopecia areata, reporting favorable drug solubility, spreadability, and permeation to hair follicles, while maintaining skin safety.
February 2025 in “Pharmaceuticals” This study found that supplementing myo-inositol with microlipodispersed magnesium significantly improved acne and hirsutism in women with PCOS by reducing BMI, testosterone, and DHEAS levels, also enhancing quality of life without side effects, over 6 months.
2 citations
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February 2023 in “F&S Reports” This study found that elagolix treatment did not normalize the ovulatory cycle in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome.
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January 2020 in “IRIS UNIMORE (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)” This study found that Aminexil clinical 5 significantly reduced hair loss in men and women with mild alopecia and was well tolerated with high subject satisfaction.
October 2025 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” In this study, researchers found that a 2.5 mg/mL concentration of triamcinolone acetonide was more effective than a 1.25 mg/mL concentration for promoting hair regrowth in patients with limited patchy alopecia areata, with significant differences in regrowth observed after six months.
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August 2006 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutics” The eucalyptus oil system improved skin delivery of hormones, but safety concerns remain.
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May 2018 in “Türk pediatri arşivi : İstanbul çocuk kliniği dergisi” This study reported dramatic improvements in five collodion baby patients with lamellar ichthyosis treated with oral retinoic acid, noting hair loss as the sole adverse effect, emphasizing the treatment's promising efficacy for physicians.
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June 2018 in “Archives of Disease in Childhood Education & Practice” In this case report, an adolescent girl with itchy alopecic patches showed hair regrowth and no new alopecia patches after 6 weeks of treatment, despite initial minimal improvement with oral doxycycline.
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March 2020 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study suggests that topical corticosteroids, potentially combined with oral zinc and followed by topical calcineurin inhibitors, may be effective for managing erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp.
July 1996 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” This study found that a single topical application of calcipotriol ointment did not affect systemic calcium levels in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis.
July 2026 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” 30 citations
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February 2016 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This review found moderate to very low-quality evidence that spironolactone, flutamide, and cyproterone acetate combined with oral contraceptives may reduce hirsutism more effectively than placebo or metformin, though results vary among other treatments.
April 2025 in “La Prensa Medica” This study found that oral contraceptives, particularly those combining ethinyl estradiol with progestins like drospirenone and cyproterone acetate, are effective in treating androgen-related skin conditions such as acne, hirsutism, and androgenetic alopecia by reducing excess androgens and sebum production.
27 citations
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June 2017 in “Expert opinion on investigational drugs” This review discusses ongoing and past trials for novel acne treatments, focusing on topical agents with potential sebosuppressive, antimicrobial, or anti-inflammatory effects, without reporting new clinical results.
August 2025 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” This study reported that the combination of tacrolimus, clobetasol, and minoxidil improved hair measurements and stabilized inflammation in primary cicatricial alopecia patients, with most tolerating the treatment well.
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January 2000 in “PubMed” The treatment slightly increased hair growth and was safe for most women.
April 2021 in “MEDICINUS” This case report describes a 5-year-old boy with acquired acrodermatitis enteropathica and normal serum zinc levels, improving clinically after zinc supplementation.
12 citations
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January 2024 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology”
February 1990 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This review summarizes therapeutic advances reported in English-language literature from December 1987 to December 1988 and states no new clinical results.
32 citations
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July 2018 in “Scientific Reports” In this study, the authors reported that feeding cashmere goats with essential oil-cobalt significantly enhanced their growth, meat quality, and fiber quality, while stimulating immune-related physiological changes.
2 citations
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August 2017 in “Drug and therapeutics bulletin” This article reviews various updates in dermatology, including drug safety alerts and treatment options, and reports no new clinical results.
187 citations
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May 1979 in “British Journal of Dermatology” In this report, six elderly women with a novel pustular dermatosis of the scalp experienced chronic lesions unresponsive to antibiotics but were effectively managed with potent topical steroids.
32 citations
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January 2012 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This study reported that the most common skin side effect of epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors was a papulopustular rash, treatable with symptom-targeted therapies, while drug suspension was rarely needed.