December 2025 in “Saudi Journal of Medicine and Public Health” This narrative review highlights the critical role of pharmacists in optimizing topical corticosteroid therapy through proper agent selection, dosing, and patient education to manage various steroid-responsive skin conditions effectively.
This chapter emphasizes the critical role of the integumentary system in animal physiology, detailing its structures, immune functions, and sensory capabilities as crucial for homeostasis, protection, and various physiological processes.
November 2024 in “Forensic Sciences” This review highlights the potential for using the Y chromosome in epigenetic analyses to better understand male-specific aging and disease mechanisms.
September 2023 in “Ukraïnsʹkij žurnal Perinatologìâ ì pedìatrìâ” This study highlights the importance of recognizing tourniquet syndrome in children, particularly caused by hair or threads, as it can lead to serious complications like necrosis if not swiftly addressed.
September 2023 in “The Journal of Dermatology” In this 2-year prospective study, researchers observed that weight loss through bariatric surgery in patients with morbid obesity led to improvements in various skin conditions, although it also resulted in hair loss (telogen effluvium) for over half of the participants.
September 2023 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This review discusses the use of Raman spectroscopy to evaluate drug penetration in alopecia treatments and suggests it may be a promising tool for enhancing the effectiveness of laser-assisted drug delivery.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this study, bariatric surgery in patients with morbid obesity improved various skin conditions, although acute telogen effluvium was common, with notable reductions in facial sebum and skin elasticity changes.
August 2022 in “Dermatological Reviews” This study highlighted significant recent advancements in vitiligo transplantation surgery, improving graft orientation, donor-to-recipient ratios, and ease of technique in hair follicle transplants, alongside enhanced site preparation methods and improved procedural success rates.
August 2021 in “Pelviperineology” This article discusses the complexity of vulvodynia and highlights the potential effectiveness of Fascial Manipulation therapy in addressing this condition, but it reports no new clinical results.
July 2021 in “International journal of innovative research in medical science” This study found that 9.1% of surveyed previously-infected adult residents in Saudi Arabia reported skin symptoms related to COVID-19, with rashes being the most common.
January 2021 in “Clinical case studies and reports” This case report highlights that a patient who recovered from Covid-19 experienced Beau's Lines and temporary hair loss, indicating the lasting impact of the illness on nail and hair growth.
October 2018 in “The American Journal of Gastroenterology” This case report highlights a rare instance of late dumping syndrome following fundoplication in an adult, diagnosed using an oral glucose tolerance test, illustrating its potential for reducing diagnostic delays.
September 2018 in “Practical diabetes” This article reviews various skin conditions and infections associated with diabetes, noting that people with diabetes are at higher risk for skin conditions such as cellulitis, folliculitis, and skin cancer, and reports no new clinical results.
August 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Different treatments for skin conditions were found to be effective and generally safe, with biologics recommended as the first choice for generalized pustular psoriasis.
September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings” This report highlights four cases where squamous cell carcinoma was misdiagnosed in individuals with darker skin, emphasizing the challenges in accurate diagnosis for this population.
August 2016 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This case study presents a 9-month-old male infant with symptoms suggesting a likely diagnosis of Hay–Wells syndrome, including severe scalp crusting, nail abnormalities, and partial syndactyly.
July 2014 in “Acupuncture & electro-therapeutics research” This study observed that certain changes in facial "heart representation areas," like eyebrow hair whitening and loss, are associated with cardiovascular issues and may correspond with increased Cardiac Troponin I levels.
January 2012 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice” This study found that first-line treatment with docetaxel and carboplatin was safe and effective for elderly patients with advanced non-selective non-small-cell lung cancer, showing an overall efficacy rate of 47.87%.
December 2010 in “Jurnal Natural (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Syiah Kuala University)” This thesis explores both environmental and genetic factors in prostate cancer, focusing on surrogate hormone markers, medical radiation, family history, and genetic polymorphisms related to DNA repair and hormone marker genes, but reports no new clinical findings.
February 2010 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A woman's nail separation was likely caused by poor blood flow, and a treatment for similar conditions might help.
This study found that onychomatricoma can fully mimic the nail unit and differentiate toward the nail bed and isthmus, distinguishing it from other pilar tumors.
June 2004 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study outlines a technique for hair transplantation that maintains natural hair flow and density by mimicking natural hair direction and angle without accelerating hair loss in the recipient area.
January 2003 in “American Journal of Clinical Dermatology” In 2002, various skin reactions were reported due to different drugs, including allergies, hair loss, skin lesions, and other skin conditions.
January 1997 in “Elsevier eBooks” This review discusses the development and types of hair and nails as skin appendages and reports no new research findings.
June 1982 in “Reactions (Auckland)” Metoprolol and propranolol may cause hair loss.
January 1962 in “Archives of Dermatology” This case report describes a 5-year-old girl with lipoid proteinosis, characterized by a raspy voice, thinning scalp hair, and recurrent crusted lesions leading to pock-like scars.
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November 2011 in “Veterinary pathology” This study reports that eccrine sweat glands in mice predominantly develop on the footpads, offering a reference for skin research involving genetically engineered mice.
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December 2011 in “Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie” 2011 dermatological research found new skin aging markers, hair loss causes, skin defense mechanisms, and potential for new treatments.
July 2018 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Hair regrowth was seen in 83% of children with alopecia, immune system plays a role in the condition, and various treatments showed effectiveness for hair and nail disorders.
This chapter reviews the clinical features and diagnostic information for various skin diseases in sheep but reports no new research results.