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    Glossary Follicular Ostia

    tiny openings on skin where hair emerges

    Follicular ostia are the tiny openings on the surface of the skin from which hair grows. These openings are essentially the visible part of hair follicles, and their presence and condition can be important indicators in diagnosing various scalp and hair disorders, such as alopecia.

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    1. Ichthyosis Follicularis With Alopecia and Photophobia Archives of dermatology · 1985 · 75 citations
    2. Ichthyosis follicularis, alopecia, and photophobia (IFAP) syndrome Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases · 2011 · 71 citations
    3. Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans Archives of Dermatology · 1983 · 54 citations
    4. Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans: a family study of seven male cases and six female carriers. Journal of medical genetics · 1992 · 41 citations
    5. Ichthyosis follicularis, alopecia and photophobia (IFAP) syndrome treated with acitretin 2005 · 40 citations
    6. Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans and acne keloidalis nuchae Australasian Journal of Dermatology · 2005 · 37 citations
    7. Ichthyosis follicularis with alopecia and photophobia in a mother and daughter 2000 · 36 citations
    8. Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans Associated with Acne Keloidalis Nuchae and Tufted Hair Folliculitis American Journal of Clinical Dermatology · 2008 · 35 citations
    9. Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans in a family Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2008 · 32 citations
    10. An observational analysis of erythromelanosis follicularis faciei et colli Clinical and experimental dermatology · 2008 · 25 citations
    11. Erythromelanosis follicularis faciei in women Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1995 · 25 citations
    12. Unilateral erythromelanosis follicularis faciei et colli in a young girl Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1991 · 21 citations
    13. Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans in a female Indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology · 2011 · 17 citations
    14. Topical tacalcitol ointment can be a good therapeutic choice in erythromelanosis follicularis faciei et colli Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2012 · 14 citations
    15. A Japanese case of ichthyosis follicularis with atrichia and photophobia syndrome with an MBTPS2 mutation Journal of human genetics · 2010 · 14 citations
    16. Treatment of Erythromelanosis Follicularis Faciei et Colli Using a Dual-Wavelength Laser System: A Split-Face Treatment Dermatologic surgery · 2010 · 11 citations
    17. ERYTHROMELANOSIS FOLLICULARIS FACIEI ET COLLI International Journal of Dermatology · 1994 · 10 citations
    18. Cystatin M/E Variant Causes Autosomal Dominant Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans by Dysregulating Cathepsins L and V Frontiers in Genetics · 2021 · 6 citations
    19. Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans. What Syndrome Is This? Pediatric dermatology · 2005 · 5 citations
    20. KERATOSIS FOLLICULARIS WITH UNUSUAL INVOLVEMENT OF THE SCALP Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology · 1943 · 5 citations
    21. Erythromelanosis Follicularis Faciei et Colli: A Case Report in a Caucasian Male and Brief Review of the Literature Case reports in dermatology · 2020 · 4 citations
    22. Substance P in keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans JAAD case reports · 2015 · 4 citations
    23. Mapping of a novel locus for keratosis follicularis squamosa on chromosome 7p14.3–7p12.1 Journal of Dermatological Science · 2010 · 4 citations
    24. Erythromelanosis follicularis faciei et colli with reticulated hyperpigmentation of the extremities Clinical case reports · 2017 · 3 citations
    25. Ichthyosis follicularis alopecia and photophobia syndrome:Transient improvement with oral isotretinoin Indian journal of paediatric dermatology · 2015 · 3 citations
    26. Ichthyosis follicularis with alopecia and photophobia (IFAP): late diagnosis in 18‐year‐old man International Journal of Dermatology · 2011 · 2 citations
    27. Ichthyosis follicularis with alopecia and photophobia syndrome with coexisting palmoplantar keratoderma treated with acitretin International journal of trichology · 2022 · 1 citations
    28. A Novel Mutation in the<i>MBTPS2</i>Gene Resulting in Ichthyosis Follicularis, Atrichia, and Photophobia Syndrome Annals of Dermatology · 2022 · 1 citations
    29. A toddler case of keratosis follicularis squamosa (Dohi) successfully treated with salicylic acid ointment European Journal of Dermatology · 2019 · 1 citations
    30. Overlap Between Ulerythema Ophryogenes and Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans: a Case Report 2015 · 1 citations