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Terbinafine can cause hair loss.

Chemotherapy improved a girl's painful foot condition linked to pachyonychia congenita.

Triple horizontal scalp biopsies are 98% accurate in diagnosing hair loss, better than single biopsies.

Hair loss in Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is due to altered cell sensitivity to hormones, not increased hormone levels. Hair growth periods shorten over time, causing hair to become thinner and shorter. This is linked to miscommunication between cell pathways in hair follicles. There's also a change in gene expression related to blood vessels and cell growth in balding hair follicles. The exact molecular causes of AGA are still unclear.

A woman with a new PTCH gene mutation has both Gorlin syndrome and severe hair loss.

A 27-year-old with APS-1 showed improvement in symptoms after treatment.

Radiotherapy effectively treated a large scalp tumor in an elderly woman, avoiding surgery.

Hair greying is seen as a sign of aging; temporary fixes like hair dye are used, but a balanced diet and hair care can help manage it.

The document concludes that an experimental drug may help wound healing in Epidermolysis Bullosa, links Hydroa vacciniforme to EBV, discusses diagnosing hair loss disorders, finds many children with eczema have allergies, reviews the safety of a skin medication in children, notes side effects of a Duchenne's treatment, and identifies a marker for pediatric mastocytosis.

Trichotillomania is a chronic hair-pulling disorder, more common in females, treated with therapy and sometimes medication.

Hair damage shows as fragility, dullness, and discoloration, varies by ethnicity, and is worsened by cosmetic procedures and diseases.

Skin symptoms can indicate endocrine disorders and have various treatments.

Lichen planopilaris is a rare, chronic condition causing hair loss, mainly in middle-aged women, and early treatment is important to prevent permanent baldness.

Galea fixation is a safe and effective way to remove bald scalp with minimal scarring and reduced stretch-back.

A new hair transplant method showed promising results and a study found how deep a CO₂ laser can penetrate skin.

Hair loss treated with minoxidil, finasteride, laser/light, hair transplant, and scalp prostheses; more research needed for skin of color.

Cyclosporin doesn't stop hair loss.

The guidelines advise against using testosterone and DHEA in women for most conditions due to safety and effectiveness concerns, but suggest considering testosterone for postmenopausal women with low sexual desire.

Finasteride doesn't effectively treat hair loss in postmenopausal women.

Sebocytes play a key role in controlling androgen levels in human skin.

Male hormones, particularly DHT, are linked to male pattern hair loss, and treatments like finasteride can help, but they don't work for postmenopausal women's hair loss, which may have different causes.

Testosterone therapy in transgender men has both desired effects like increased muscle mass and potential health risks such as higher cardiovascular risk.

No single treatment is consistently effective for alopecia areata, and more research is needed.

Finasteride and minoxidil are effective for hair regrowth, while treatments for alopecia areata have varying success and continuous treatment is necessary.

Flutamide may slightly improve hair loss in women, but finasteride does not work.

PRP injections improve hair thickness for baldness.

Hair loss severity relates to increased miniaturization in female pattern hair loss.

Women with PCOS have more body fat and thicker fat layers in certain abdominal areas than women without PCOS.

FPHL is a common, age-related, genetic hair loss with unclear causes and limited treatment options.

Minoxidil helps hair regrowth in alopecia patients, with 16 having good results and no side effects.