Alopecia Areata has no cure, treatments are limited, and the condition often recurs, but new therapies like JAK inhibitors show promise.
June 2008 in “Springer eBooks” The document concludes that permanent hair loss conditions are complex, require early specific treatments, and "secondary permanent alopecias" might be a more accurate term than "secondary cicatricial alopecia."
August 2016 in “InTech eBooks” Esthetic surgery complications can include infections, nerve injury, and more; proper evaluation and technique help prevent them.
180 citations,
November 1991 in “American Journal of Psychiatry” Fluoxetine was not effective in treating hair-pulling disorder in the short term.
35 citations,
April 2006 in “Ocular Surface” Cosmetics and procedures can cause eye issues, from mild discomfort to serious conditions, due to allergies, toxins, or poor care.
1 citations,
November 2015 in “Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry” The conference presented findings on how vitamin D levels, genetic factors, and lifestyle choices like smoking and yoga affect various health conditions and diseases.
November 2010 in “Clin-Alert” Monitoring for adverse effects in clinical treatments is crucial.
20 citations,
January 2003 in “Dermatology online journal” Prostaglandin analogs like Latanoprost might help grow hair on the scalp and body.
3 citations,
June 2023 in “Medicines” Some antiseizure medications can cause reversible hair loss, with valproate, lamotrigine, and carbamazepine being the most common.
10 citations,
November 2018 in “The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics” Early diagnosis of Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type 1 is crucial for treatment and was achieved through clinical examination and family history.
1 citations,
January 2018 in “Indian dermatology online journal” Early diagnosis and genetic evaluation of ADULT syndrome are crucial to reduce stress and medical costs.
11 citations,
January 2011 in “American journal of transplantation” Some patients developed hair loss after islet cell transplant possibly due to their immune-suppressing medications.
December 2022 in “BMC women's health” The CNC® prosthetic system improved body image in breast cancer patients with hair loss from chemotherapy but did not significantly change their psychological wellbeing.
6 citations,
November 1996 in “Archives of Dermatology” G-CSF effectively treated a teenager's cyclic neutropenia and reduced her symptoms without adverse effects.
14 citations,
August 2006 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” A girl with no hair neglect developed plica neuropathica in the hospital, lost all her hair, but it grew back.
1 citations,
May 2022 in “Frontiers in Psychiatry” Hair loss was the first sign of a brain-related complication in a woman with lupus, and early treatment helped her hair grow back.
3 citations,
June 2017 in “Environmental health perspectives” Exposure to certain glycol ethers during pregnancy may be linked to lower verbal comprehension in children.
28 citations,
January 1985 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” A girl with citrullinemia developed pili torti, suggesting a link between the hair condition and the metabolic disorder.
6 citations,
January 2000 in “Dermatology” A girl's severely tangled hair couldn't be fixed and had to be cut due to a rare condition called plica neuropathica.
September 2024 in “The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics” COVID-19 vaccination may be linked to MIS-C in children, highlighting the need for quick diagnosis and treatment.
November 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A patient with a new PLEC gene mutation showed symptoms of both muscular dystrophy and myasthenia gravis, which improved with steroid treatment.
July 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A patient with a PLEC mutation has epidermolysis bullosa, muscular dystrophy, and myasthenia gravis, which improved with steroid treatment.
2 citations,
March 2020 in “JAAD case reports” A leukemia patient showed skin peeling similar to kwashiorkor, a severe protein deficiency.
23 citations,
February 2004 in “Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology” A boy with chromosome 13q deletion syndrome developed eye cancer, a woman with breast cancer lost vision due to a rare side-effect of her treatment, a man's vision worsened after using a hair loss drug, and two rare disorders were discussed. Optical Coherence Tomography is useful for diagnosing and monitoring these conditions.
June 2022 in “Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology” A woman's shingles infection triggered her first episode of a rare neurological disorder and blood vessel inflammation.
1 citations,
August 2015 in “Dermatologic Surgery” A woman's chronic head pain after hair transplant surgery was cured by removing a post-traumatic neuroma.
5 citations,
January 2016 in “Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience/Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience” Valproate can cause rare hair curling in some patients.
July 2023 in “Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology” Plica neuropathica can be a sign of schizophrenia and improves with antipsychotic treatment.
9 citations,
January 2007 in “Gynecological Endocrinology” A woman was the first known case to have both polycystic ovary syndrome and autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2, suggesting a need to check for both conditions in similar patients.
25 citations,
October 2019 in “JAAD Case Reports” Baricitinib helped a woman with severe hair loss regrow almost all her hair without side effects.