28 citations
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August 2015 in “Journal of Drug Targeting” This study found that a novel proniosomal gel formulation of CoQ10 improved antioxidant levels and provided better skin protection against UV radiation compared to a conventional CoQ10 gel in animal models.
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December 2010 in “Transplantation Proceedings” This study reported that black hairy tongue can occur after allogeneic stem cell transplantation and may indicate cutaneous graft-versus-host disease, highlighting the need for histopathologic evaluation.
This study highlights the lack of direct evidence to differentiate between alopecia areata and androgenic alopecia but underscores the importance of clinical, trichoscopic, and histopathologic evaluations for accurate diagnosis, particularly when symptoms overlap.
July 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” In this review, the authors emphasize the importance of clinical, trichoscopic, and histopathologic evaluations to differentiate between alopecia areata and androgenic alopecia, especially in cases where these conditions present similarly.
November 2025 in “Frontiers in Oral Health” This case study highlights the novel occurrence of a genian fistula with intraoral hair follicle inclusion in a patient without prior facial surgery, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive approach combining clinical, radiologic, and histopathologic analysis for accurate diagnosis and management.
February 2025 in “Dermatology and Therapy” This study highlights alopecia areata incognita as a unique form of alopecia areata that shares features with telogen effluvium and may relate to androgenetic alopecia, noting its sudden onset and favorable response to topical steroids.
June 2026 in “Romanian Journal of Medical Practice” This case report describes a 72-year-old woman with a steroid cell tumor of the ovary, highlighting the critical role of imaging, biochemical evaluation, and pathology in diagnosing and managing hormonally active ovarian tumors that cause virilization in postmenopausal women.
102 citations
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April 2014 in “PloS one” In this study, Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells, cultured with human platelet lysate, showed enhanced wound-healing capabilities and multilineage differentiation potential, distinguishing them from bone marrow-derived stem cells and presenting exciting prospects for regenerative medicine.
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November 2015 in “JAMA dermatology” This case study describes an elderly woman with distinctive black hair patches and scalp pigmentation, but it does not provide a diagnosis or new findings.
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November 2024 in “BMC Ophthalmology” This case report describes a rare instance of a giant and atypical proliferating pilomatrixoma on the eyelid, successfully treated with surgical excision, with no recurrence observed after one year, emphasizing the need to excise and histologically evaluate enlarging periocular masses to rule out malignancy.
2 citations
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May 2021 in “Scientific Reports” In this study, researchers found that stress likely triggers symmetrical alopecia in Formosan macaques in Mt. Longevity, Taiwan, with higher stress hormone levels associated with the condition.
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July 2025 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This source outlines the crucial steps and techniques for conducting scalp biopsies to diagnose cicatricial and non-cicatricial alopecias, emphasizing the importance of proper biopsy site selection, technique, and specimen processing to accurately interpret histopathology and understand related hair follicle disorders.
This case report highlights a rare occurrence of squamous cell carcinoma developing at the site of synthetic hair implantation many years later, emphasizing the need for vigilance when examining chronic scalp lesions in patients with such procedures.
January 2026 in “JCEM Case Reports” This case study describes two postmenopausal women with severe androgen excess symptoms, diagnosed with ovarian hyperthecosis and stromal hyperplasia, emphasizing the challenges in differentiating these benign conditions from androgen-secreting tumors and the importance of surgical and histopathological evaluation for correct diagnosis and management.
January 2026 in “Clinical Case Reports” This review discusses the etiology of moth-eaten alopecia patterns in lichen planopilaris and emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis and treatment to prevent permanent scarring, offering no new empirical findings.
December 2024 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” This case report highlights the diagnostic challenges of distinguishing folliculotropic mycosis fungoides from alopecia areata and lichen planopilaris, emphasizing the importance of histopathological evaluation for accurate diagnosis and treatment.
May 2024 in “JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” This case study describes a middle-aged woman diagnosed with a proliferating trichilemmal tumor on her scalp, emphasizing the importance of comprehensive diagnostic approaches and highlighting surgical excision as the primary treatment.
August 2002 in “British journal of ophthalmology” This article reports that while surgical excision is often the best treatment for SCC, intralesional cidofovir also showed success without systemic toxicity in the case discussed.
November 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study reported that adipose stem cell exosomes, combined with microneedling, improved facial skin wrinkles, elasticity, hydration, and pigmentation compared to a placebo, with significant results on the Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale and no serious adverse events noted in treated individuals.
January 2023 in “Veterinarni Medicina” This study found that Aloe vera gel significantly enhanced wound healing in rats compared to coconut oil and cold cream.
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January 2022 in “Indian dermatology online journal” This case report documents the presentation and diagnosis of a rare bullous pilomatrixoma in a 20-year-old female using fine needle aspiration cytopathology, highlighting diagnostic challenges and features.
May 2025 in “International Journal of Trichology” The examined study explored how trichoscopic evaluations of female pattern hair loss might relate to disease severity and histological changes, but the authors highlighted methodological issues such as unclear sample size determination and insufficient control of confounding variables, which limit the results' generalizability and reproducibility.
January 2024 in “Pan African Medical Journal” This study aimed to document and compare the prevalence and characteristics of hair loss in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, noting the differences in trichoscopic and histopathologic evaluations between those with and without alopecia. Results are not reported.
January 2018 in “Florence Research (University of Florence)” This study identified significant differences in the fungal gut microbiota between melanoma and vitiligo patients compared to healthy controls and observed varying bacterial abundances associated with melanoma histopathology and vitiligo clinical parameters.
May 2024 in “Journal of molecular structure” This study found that a novel thiohydantoin derivative, 3a, effectively inhibited androgen receptor activity in LNCaP cells and showed promising in vivo results by reducing testosterone-induced prostate changes, outperforming finasteride in mitigating prostate index and histopathological alterations.
2 citations
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April 2018 in “International Journal of Research in Dermatology” In this study, lichen striatus was the most common linear dermatosis observed, with most lesions occurring along Blaschko’s lines, and histopathological evaluation often revealed different underlying conditions.
January 2023 in “Indian dermatology online journal” In this case report, an 8-year-old boy's crusted scalp lesions and alopecia initially mimicking kerion were ultimately diagnosed as Pre-B acute lymphocytic leukemia after histopathological evaluation revealed leukemia cutis.
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November 2023 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” In a rare case described by this source, a woman in her thirties was diagnosed with primary essential cutis verticis gyrata, a condition marked by thick scalp folds, after secondary causes were ruled out through clinical evaluations and biopsy.
12 citations
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February 2013 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” This review evaluates various biopsy protocols for alopecia diagnosis and discusses the authors' experience with the St John's protocol but presents no new clinical findings.
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July 2008 in “Dermatologic therapy” This review discusses histopathologic findings in diagnosing primary cicatricial alopecias and emphasizes the importance of correlating histology with clinical presentation for accurate diagnosis; it reports no new results.