June 2024 in “British Journal of Dermatology” In this study, researchers described cases of traction alopecia in young Sikh boys due to hair tying practices, emphasizing the importance of early intervention and education to prevent progression and support hair regrowth, using strategies like changing hair tying methods and topical treatments when appropriate.
December 2020 in “TURKDERM” This case report describes a 3-year-old boy diagnosed with temporal triangular alopecia, emphasizing the importance of clinical and dermoscopic examination for correct diagnosis due to the condition's rarity and risk of misdiagnosis.
November 2025 in “Revista Políticas Públicas & Cidades” In this case study, the combination of microneedling and intradermal therapy was observed to effectively stimulate hair growth and improve hair density in a menopausal woman with androgenetic alopecia, resulting in enhanced self-esteem and cosmetic satisfaction.
December 1990 in “PubMed” This study found that topical application of 17 alpha-propylmesterolone significantly increased proliferative activity in hair matrix cells in men with androgenetic alopecia.
July 2024 in “Iranian journal of pathology” This study described the clinicopathological features of patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia who underwent skin biopsies.
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December 2008 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” This case report describes a 10-year-old girl with a cosmetically concerning forehead lesion and a history of right frontal headaches, featuring a small palpable and pulsatile erythematous lesion with associated macular erythema.
October 2025 in “Diagnostics” In this case study, an 18-year-old woman's triangular alopecic patch diagnosed as temporal triangular alopecia was considered non-progressive and had no impact on her quality of life, so no treatment was initiated.
January 2023 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This case report identifies a 23-year-old man with congenital triangular alopecia, a non-scarring alopecia characterized by preserved follicles and vellus hair, for which unnecessary interventions should be avoided.
This case report highlights the clinical and trichoscopic diagnosis of congenital triangular alopecia in a 9-month-old boy and notes the condition's typical unresponsiveness to traditional treatments.
January 2020 in “Przegla̧d dermatologiczny” A 5-year-old boy was diagnosed with congenital triangular alopecia, a type of hair loss without skin changes, usually starting between ages 2-5, with no specific treatment.
January 2020 in “Clinical Case Reports and Reviews” This study observed that the coexistence of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia and lupus erythematosus in a patient may suggest a shared pathogenic background.
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June 2017 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” In this study, trichoscopy consistently identified typical findings of frontal fibrosing alopecia, revealing three unusual clinical patterns in 18.4% of patients, which may aid in the differential diagnosis when clinical presentations are atypical.
November 2021 in “Journal of Asia Pacific Aesthetic Sciences” This case report describes a 31-year-old man with androgenic alopecia who experienced an unsatisfactory scalp micropigmentation treatment and subsequently underwent a follicular unit extraction procedure to correct the unnatural hairline.
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June 2011 in “Movement Disorders” A specific gene mutation is linked to a hereditary form of dystonia that responds well to certain medications.
January 2025 in “Revista del Centro Dermatológico Pascua” Early diagnosis and treatment can help manage fibrosing alopecia in older women.
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September 2015 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study found that 5% minoxidil topical foam was effective in stabilizing hair density and scalp coverage in men with moderate androgenetic alopecia over 104 weeks, with good safety and tolerability.
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May 2011 in “Movement Disorders” A woman's unique dementia was misdiagnosed, a genetic mutation increases Parkinson's risk with age, and finasteride may help with Tourette syndrome.
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April 2015 in “Dermatology practical & conceptual” Postmenopausal women can experience hairline recession, affecting their quality of life, and more research is needed for treatments.
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May 2002 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This article describes a technique for evaluating and treating the under-addressed temporal peak areas in hair restoration surgery to improve cosmetic harmony with the frontal hairline.
May 2002 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This article describes a method for evaluating and treating the temporal peak regions in hair restoration surgery to achieve cosmetic harmony with the frontal hairline, while reporting no new clinical findings.
June 2026 in “Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery” This review proposes an anatomy-based framework for understanding recipient site scalp necrosis in hair transplantation, emphasizing regional vascular vulnerability and surgical factors, but does not provide new clinical results.
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January 2014 in “Journal of skin cancer” This study found that most completely excised basal cell carcinomas in the head and neck were nodular, with a 2.7% recurrence rate, particularly in median areas, likely due to anatomical and histopathological factors.
November 2025 in “Scientific Reports” This study demonstrates that an AI-based grading framework using a novel area ratio metric improves the accuracy and consistency of male pattern hair loss classification, especially in advanced grades, compared to traditional methods.
July 2016 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” This study found that a quantitative system detected subtle asymmetries in frontotemporal hairline regression among male androgenetic alopecia patients, which were not captured by the traditional Norwood classification.
September 2017 in “Springer eBooks” Older East and Southeast Asian men need less hair density for hair restoration satisfaction, and natural hairline features should guide surgery plans.
April 2018 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The authors concluded that Lrig1-positive stem cells are essential for sebaceous gland formation in mice, as their ablation led to temporary sebaceous gland disappearance without affecting hair growth.
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March 2018 in “Anais brasileiros de dermatologia/Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” This article describes a case of frontal fibrosing alopecia in a patient with chronic lichenoid lupus erythematosus and notes the lack of similar documented cases in existing literature.
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September 2008 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This study observed that frontal fibrosing alopecia predominantly affects postmenopausal women, can be associated with lichen planus, and may lead to progressive hairline recession, though this progression is not consistent in all cases.
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January 2014 in “Journal of endocrinological investigation” This study reviewed Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome and found it consistently associated with hypogonadism, decreased IGF1, and frontotemporal alopecia, with additional symptoms like intellectual disabilities and diabetes in some patients.
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January 2017 in “Anais brasileiros de dermatologia/Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” This case study discusses a postmenopausal woman's frontal fibrosing alopecia and lichen planus pigmentosus, controlled with corticosteroids and finasteride, highlighting diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in scarring alopecia.