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This review discusses what is known about the pathobiology of frontal fibrosing alopecia and reports no new clinical findings, highlighting potential environmental and genetic factors in disease pathogenesis.

Some overweight or obese men with long-term frontal fibrosing alopecia may have abnormal sex hormone levels.

In this study, rabies virus antigens were detected in the outer root sheath of the follicle-sinus complex in the muzzle skin of rabid dogs, suggesting its usefulness as an alternative diagnostic specimen.

This study demonstrated that the Thai version of the FDLQI is a valid and reliable tool for assessing the quality of life of family members of patients with dermatological diseases.

This review highlights the potential of TCM medicinal foods for managing post-COVID disorders and suggests they could provide a safe and efficient long-term therapy due to their milder nature.

The researchers reported that repurposing the drug eflornithine may offer a treatment option for Bachmann-Bupp Syndrome, highlighting a potential model for other rare diseases.

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

This study found that postmenopausal women in Argentina with frontal fibrosing alopecia had a higher average age of diagnosis than previously reported, with similar clinical features to international cases.

This case report describes the first observed instance of fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution in a child, suggesting the condition is not solely androgen dependent.

This article discusses the DOAJ, a comprehensive index of international open access journals, and emphasizes its role in providing free quality content online without presenting new research findings.

In this study, two patients with refractory juvenile dermatomyositis improved clinically and in disease activity after receiving the JAK inhibitor tofacitinib, showing potential effects in managing the condition.

This case report describes a 37-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed multiple eruptive dermatofibromas; lesions spontaneously resolved and highlight the rare coexistence of these conditions.

More inflammation leads to faster and worse hair loss in women with frontal fibrosing alopecia.

This study found that zebrafish with a mutation in the GDP-fucose biosynthesis gene exhibited enhanced and faster regeneration of mechanosensory hair cells, implicating the importance of this gene and Notch signalling regulation in hair cell regeneration mechanisms.

This report describes the first known case of frontal fibrosing alopecia in a genetically unrelated couple, suggesting the potential role of environmental factors in its development.

This article emphasizes the importance of educating dermatologists to reduce diagnostic delays in FD and highlights the need to screen for comorbid hidradenitis suppurativa and obtain bacterial cultures for effective treatment planning.

This review summarizes updated US prescribing information for teriflunomide in relapsing multiple sclerosis, highlighting its efficacy in reducing lesion activity and relapse rates but noting potential adverse effects such as headache and diarrhea.

In this study, high levels of the protein Flii in mice were associated with worsened symptoms and inflammation in ulcerative colitis, suggesting Flii may inhibit mucosal healing.

This piece presents no new research findings; it briefly mentions opinions on Female Pattern Hair Loss and the importance of increasing awareness.

This review discusses microneedling radiofrequency in cosmetic dermatology, particularly for skin texture improvement and various conditions, and reports no new clinical results.

In this study, baricitinib treatment improved the differentiation of skin-derived precursors into adipocytes for diseases like Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, suggesting potential benefits when combined with lonafarnib.

This report from the UK reviews the literature on post-menopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia and highlights its under-recognition and distinctive characteristics compared to lichen planopilaris, but does not provide new results.

This case report discusses the potential use of topical tretinoin for treating Fox-Fordyce disease, but provides no new clinical results.

This article outlines a treatment protocol for frontal fibrosing alopecia using finasteride or dutasteride and minoxidil, but reports no new clinical results.

In this case report, a 46-year-old woman with familial frontal fibrosis alopecia experienced initial stabilization of hair loss with dutasteride and minoxidil, but artificial hair transplantation led to implant folliculitis, requiring removal of the fibers.

This article discusses the potential of intralesional cidofovir for treating SCC without systemic toxicity, noting that surgical excision remains the best treatment option; it reports no new clinical results.

This study described the clinicopathological features of patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia who underwent skin biopsies.

This study described seven male patients and six female carriers of keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans, highlighting distinct dermatological and ophthalmic markers including follicular hyperkeratosis and corneal dystrophy.

This consensus from 22 Spanish dermatologists recommends using a multimodal therapy starting with oral dutasteride, combined with topical and/or intralesional agents, and adding hydroxychloroquine if inflammation persists, to manage frontal fibrosing alopecia due to its irreversible hair loss and lack of specific approved treatments.

This report describes a case where a recalcitrant folliculitis decalvans was successfully treated with a long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser.