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Tinea capitis can be quickly diagnosed and treated using dermoscopy to prevent hair damage.

In this study, the relaxed overhand knot method demonstrated its effectiveness in measuring the self-friction coefficient of single hair fibers, revealing that sodium hydroxide treatment significantly increases friction and could aid microsurgical applications.

This case report describes successful treatment of a four-year-old boy with kerion-type tinea capitis caused by T. mentagrophytes using griseofulvin, erythromycin, wet dressing, and ketokonazole shampoo, with improvement after 8 weeks.

This paper reviews the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory tinea capitis, highlighting the importance of laboratory confirmation and recommending griseofulvin as the gold standard treatment.

This text describes kerion, a severe form of tinea capitis, and emphasizes the difficulty of diagnosis and the need for oral antifungal treatment, but reports no new clinical results.

Polymethylene wax in hair relaxers makes hair smooth and shiny with less damage.

This case report highlights tinea faciei as a potential diagnosis for vesicular lesions in neonates, suggesting its consideration over more invasive diagnostics for similar presentations.

This case report describes a middle-aged woman diagnosed with black piedra of the scalp, confirmed by potassium hydroxide examination and fungal culture.

This study found that supplementing Liaoning cashmere goats with HMBi increased cashmere length while decreasing its diameter, attributed to changes in Met-related metabolites and elevated expression of genes related to the Met cycle and cell differentiation pathways such as Wnt and MAPK.

This case report suggests that intracanal medication with calcium hydroxide paste may alleviate colitis symptoms triggered by Formacresol used during dental retreatment in a 46-year-old patient.

This research systematically reviewed studies on natural-based hydrogel, hydrocolloid, and hydrofiber dressings for diabetic wound healing, finding they exhibit antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and other beneficial effects, but noted the need for standardized models and regulatory compliance to enhance clinical translation.

This review discusses Limbal Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome therapy for ocular chemical injuries, noting its potential in reducing inflammation and corneal opacity, but reports no new clinical results.

This report describes three cases of white piedra of scalp hair, identifying Trichosporon inkin and Trichosporon mucoides as the fungi responsible, which are uncommon causes of this condition.

This case report describes a 3-year-old boy with tinea capitis, suggesting that Penicillium may have been the causative agent.

This study established a convenient, accurate, and sensitive HPLC-APCI-MS method for determining finasteride in human plasma, suitable for pharmacokinetic studies.

In this study, researchers using QM/MM simulations identified key molecular motions and residue interactions in the enzyme SRD5A2 that significantly influence its catalytic efficiency, demonstrating that specific residues play critical roles in stabilizing transition states and reducing activation barriers.

This article discusses the diagnosis and treatment of tinea infections, emphasizing the importance of confirming certain diagnoses with lab tests and recommending treatments such as terbinafine for tinea capitis and onychomycosis.

This study developed a rapid, cost-effective three-dimensional skin equivalent model using human dermal fibroblasts, collagen, and hair follicles, which closely resembles natural human skin and can be used for autologous transplantation.

This case report describes a 5-year-old boy with a solitary patch of hair loss, potentially linked to a fungal infection after antibiotic treatment showed minimal effectiveness.

This paper discusses tinea capitis in adults, emphasizing that it particularly affects postmenopausal African American or Black women, and notes challenges in treatment due to antifungal resistance.

This study found that dermatoscopic features can distinguish between tinea capitis and alopecia areata in children, with tinea capitis commonly showing comma hairs and alopecia areata showing exclamation mark hairs.

Researchers demonstrated that a new vaccine platform using antigen-loaded hydrogels enhanced humoral immune responses in mice, producing stronger antigen-specific antibody levels compared to the conventional adjuvant Alum, and offering promising protective capabilities against influenza virus.

This review discusses the effects of chemical hair straighteners and reports associated side effects like scalp inflammation and hair damage, noting the variability of findings and the need for further research.

In this case study, a 9-year-old boy with progressive scalp alopecia was diagnosed with tinea versicolor caused by Malassezia, and treatment with topical ketoconazole and selenium sulfide resulted in full hair regrowth in 6 weeks.

This review focuses on treatment options and safety for various types of pediatric alopecia, providing no new clinical findings; the authors highlight the need for early diagnosis and intervention.

This review discusses diagnostic methods for superficial fungal infections in children and does not report new clinical results; the authors note the ease and simplicity of these diagnostic approaches.

This study found that finasteride treatment in men with benign prostate hyperplasia significantly altered steroid hormone profiles and may contribute to depressive symptoms by affecting neuroactive steroid levels.

Men with early balding should be checked for metabolic syndrome, as there's a link between the two.

This article reviews historical approaches to electrolysis for permanent hair removal and suggests improvements in equipment, but reports no new clinical results.

This review discusses the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric alopecia, emphasizing early diagnosis and considering holistic approaches, but reports no new clinical results.