12 citations
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March 2021 in “JAAD Case Reports” This study reported that immunotherapy in cancer patients can lead to skin-related immune adverse events, such as rashes, pruritus, and vitiligo, affecting a substantial proportion of patients.
In this study, Korean patients with systemic lupus erythematosus reported worse perceptions and higher adverse events with the COVID-19 vaccine compared to the influenza vaccine.
November 2022 in “Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results” This article reviews the impact of Covid-19 vaccinations on disease severity and mortality, noting challenges with new virus mutations and the importance of vaccine compatibility for future efficacy, but reports no new clinical results.
1 citations
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August 2019 in “Australasian journal of dermatology” This letter discusses immunotherapy for severe or resistant alopecia areata in a university hospital in Northern Mexico and reports no new results.
16 citations
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January 2010 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology” This review discusses the role of skin manifestations as early markers and prognostic indicators of HIV infection in children but reports no new clinical results.
56 citations
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September 2016 in “Pharmaceutical Research” This study found that imiquimod combined with fish oil in a bigel formulation enhanced antitumor effects and reduced inflammatory side effects in a skin cancer model.
January 2026 in “Inflammation and Regeneration” This review highlights that two-photon excitation microscopy is a valuable tool for visualizing live skin structures and immune responses at high resolution, though its clinical use is hindered by safety and cost issues.
4 citations
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January 2023 in “The journal of allergy and clinical immunology/Journal of allergy and clinical immunology/The journal of allergy and clinical immunology” This study reported that dupilumab, an FDA-approved biologic, is a safe and effective first-line systemic treatment for children with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, showing sustained skin improvement and itch reduction, with injection site reactions and conjunctivitis as potential side effects.
August 2018 in “Reactions Weekly” Two men experienced hair regrowth while being treated with immune globulin for other health issues, but there were also side effects.
February 2026 in “ImmunoTargets and Therapy” This study found that tumor immunotherapy, while effective against solid tumors, can disrupt the immune balance in hair follicles, causing follicular toxicity and alopecia, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to manage these adverse effects.
11 citations
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September 1999 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This review examines various immunomodulatory therapies for cutaneous lymphoma and notes that they are most effective in the disease's early stages.
2 citations
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November 1996 in “Transplantation” This study found that intrathymic injection of recipient-type splenocytes into donor rats, combined with antilymphocyte antiserum, effectively prevented graft-versus-host disease for up to 300 days.
87 citations
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December 2016 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This study describes and characterizes four cases of alopecia areata induced by immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in cancer patients, highlighting the importance of recognizing and managing these hair-related adverse events.
6 citations
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February 2016 in “British Journal of Dermatology” A woman with a drug allergy to anakinra was successfully desensitized, allowing her to continue treatment without allergic reactions.
May 2022 in “Liver transplantation” This source does not report original research findings but reviews the mechanisms and challenges of immune response and immunosuppressive management in liver transplantation.
August 2023 in “Iranian Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases” This study observed a variety of skin conditions related to COVID-19 and its vaccines in a Brazilian setting, classifying them into five categories, including peri-infectious reactions and vaccine-related adverse effects, to aid physicians managing similar cases.
July 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 25 citations
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June 2023 in “Biomedicines” This review examined how COVID-19 infection and vaccination might affect sexual activity, sex hormones, and menstrual cycles in men and women, and found no evidence of COVID-19 transmission via semen.
2 citations
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October 2023 in “The American journal of case reports” This report observed a case of pilomatrixoma appearing at the COVID-19 vaccination site of a 65-year-old man, aligning with previous findings that suggest a potential association between vaccination sites and this benign tumor.
1 citations
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October 2022 in “Current Dermatology Reports” This review discusses various skin reactions after SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination, noting a higher incidence with mRNA vaccines than adenovirus vector vaccines, and reports no new clinical results.
December 2021 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” This review discusses recent advancements in targeted therapies for vitiligo, highlighting the therapeutic potential of JAK inhibitors and mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles, and reports no new clinical results.
5 citations
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November 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 3 citations
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October 2018 in “Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences” This study highlights that biological therapy, which stimulates the immune system through various methods like cytokine injections and immune checkpoint inhibition, shows promise for treating melanoma based on laboratory and clinical studies.
January 2016 in “Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology” 20 citations
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March 2021 in “Drug design, development and therapy” This review summarizes the pharmacology, mechanisms, and clinical efficacy of topical immunotherapy for alopecia areata but reports no new clinical results.
In this study, researchers reported a 1.33% prevalence of scarring alopecia among 450 patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors for metastatic melanoma, noting that hair loss did not require treatment discontinuation and seemed to coincide with favorable cancer outcomes.
January 2024 in “Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research” In this report, the authors describe a case where a child developed alopecia areata after receiving the fifth dose of a rabies vaccine, suggesting that the vaccine may predispose to this autoimmune hair loss by affecting immune regulation.
41 citations
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December 2008 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This review discusses fixed drug eruption (FDE) potentially linked to finasteride and emphasizes dermatologists' need to recognize its possible occurrence due to the drug's widespread use, but reports no new clinical results.
19 citations
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February 1998 in “Cellular Immunology” Hair growth phase in mice weakens certain immune responses.
8 citations
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February 2019 in “Scientific Reports” This article describes the immunofluorescence tomography method to achieve high-resolution 3-D reconstruction of epithelial tissues and reports no clinical results.