March 2026 in “Dermatology Online Journal” In this case report, the authors describe a rare cystic panfolliculoma in an 84-year-old man's right conchal bowl, noting its potential to mimic other tumors like basal cell carcinoma, which complicates diagnosis.
9 citations
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November 2013 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Hair transplant complications were likely due to deep graft placement and rough handling.
January 2016 in “Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery” This case report documents a trichofolliculoma of the upper lip in a 70-year-old woman, highlighting its clinical presentation and successful surgical removal without recurrence.
October 2021 in “Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences” This report describes a unique anatomical case featuring a detailed formation of a periaortic venous ring in an organic sample.
46 citations
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August 1977 in “Journal of Morphology” This study examined the unique structural features of sinus hair follicles in the shrew Sorex unguiculatus, which suggest a specialization for vibration sensing.
January 2021 in “Skin appendage disorders” This review discusses atypical presentations of Brauer nevus, particularly in occipital and mid-frontal areas, and reports a higher occurrence in males, with detection usually at birth.
16 citations
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February 2010 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This article is a letter to the editor about fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution and reports no new research findings.
November 2020 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study examined dermoscopic features in African-American women with different types of alopecia and found that a perifollicular pink blush, potentially indicating inflammation, was common, particularly resolved with anti-inflammatory treatment, suggesting dermoscopy could aid in management.
10 citations
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January 2013 in “Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery” This article discusses the unsightly scars left in the donor area after follicular unit transplantation and highlights the need for studies on cosmetic improvements, but it reports no new research findings.
18 citations
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July 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study reported that both primary and secondary cutaneous follicle center lymphomas can present with atypical scalp or forehead lesions, leading to potential misdiagnosis as other skin conditions.
18 citations
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January 2013 in “Dermatology Online Journal” This case report describes a 19-year-old woman with typical clinical and histopathological findings of trichofolliculoma, a rare hair follicle hamartoma usually located on the face or scalp.
8 citations
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October 2024 in “Developmental Cell” 212 citations
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August 2004 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” This study found that nestin-driven GFP labels blood vessels originating from hair follicles in mice, which could be used to study early events in skin angiogenesis and for antiangiogenesis drug screening.
July 2025 in “Communications Biology” In this study, researchers used synchrotron X-ray imaging to examine rat vibrissa follicles, finding that despite variations in vibrissa length and follicle size, certain sensory structures remain consistent, suggesting specialized roles in sensory processing depending on the vibrissa type.
3 citations
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May 2006 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that multi-hair follicles in nonbald men are primarily oriented perpendicular to the radial line from the crown whorl, suggesting perpendicular transplant grafts might mimic natural appearance.
March 2026 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Folliculin slows hair growth, and blocking it might help treat hair loss.
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August 2019 in “American Journal of Dermatopathology” This study found that limb hair loss in frontal fibrosing alopecia is inflammatory and permanent, but lacks the classic scarring features seen in scalp alopecia, prompting potential misdiagnosis as alopecia areata.
1 citations
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May 2025 in “The Journal of Rheumatology” In this case report, researchers described a 48-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed a fungus ball (aspergilloma) within a tuberculosis cavity, a complication rarely reported in such patients, emphasizing the role of CT scans in diagnosis and the potential need for surgical intervention.
1 citations
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January 2019 in “Dermatology Online Journal” This case report describes a rare occurrence of nevus comedonicus on the scalp of a 19-year-old woman, highlighting its unusual location and classic appearance.
3 citations
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September 2019 in “Skin appendage disorders” This study found that females with frontal fibrosing alopecia had more preauricular lines than age-matched controls, indicating a potential new clinical marker for the condition.
October 2010 in “eCommons (Cornell University)” This study found that mouse hair follicle stem cells use symmetric cell division for maintenance and fate determination, and identified Gata6 as a crucial factor for their differentiation.
March 2022 in “Veterinary dermatology” This case report provides the first evidence of clinical and histopathological findings of cutaneous diffuse basaloid follicular hamartomas in a young domestic short hair cat.
9 citations
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November 2004 in “SKINmed Dermatology for the Clinician” This case report describes a 54-year-old man diagnosed with fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution, presenting with follicular inflammatory lesions and scleroatrophy on the scalp.
8 citations
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May 2024 in “PLoS Biology” This study on feather pattern formation in chicken skin found that inhibiting gap junctional intercellular communication can lead to the emergence of new feather buds in specific spatial patterns, suggesting that GJIC may facilitate Turing-type periodic patterning by propagating inhibitory signals over long distances.
13 citations
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January 2019 in “Skin appendage disorders” This study reported that fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution can occur in patients of color, with clinical and histopathological features allowing for an accurate differential diagnosis.
1 citations
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July 2010 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This text resembles an instructional or informational template for journal subscribers and authors, not a research abstract reporting specific findings.
8 citations
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January 2006 in “Dermatology Online Journal” This case report describes a 7-year-old girl diagnosed with multiple eccrine pilar angiomatous nevi, a rare variant of eccrine angiomatous hamartomas, characterized by slow growth and generally benign behavior.
5 citations
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October 2018 in “Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences” In this literature review, researchers reported that sentinel lymph node mapping appears safe and effective for early stage ovarian cancer patients, potentially reducing unnecessary lymph node dissections, though it is not yet standard practice, necessitating further studies.
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January 2010 in “Elsevier eBooks” This review discusses follicular unit transplantation for hair restoration, focusing on crucial aspects such as donor assessment and surgical technique, but reports no clinical results; the authors stress the importance of careful planning and skilled execution.
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January 2000 in “Journal of comparative neurology” This study re-examined the structure of lanceolate endings in rat vibrissae, suggesting that their apical cones may function as a transducer site for detecting hair movements.