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This chapter reviews fungal skin diseases in pigs, including urticarial and autoimmune conditions, but does not report new clinical findings.

This study found that intralesional vitamin D3 injections significantly increased serum vitamin D3 levels in patients with localized alopecia areata, although baseline vitamin D3 levels did not predict disease severity or treatment response.

Immunocompromised patients can develop skin and hair issues due to a virus.

This study found that UV exposure in human skin induces IL-10 production by macrophages, while Langerhans cells are depleted and their IL-12 production is downregulated.

In this study, pegylated interferon alfa-2b injections led to local cutaneous reactions, including cutaneous necrosis, in patients with hepatitis C and chronic myelocytic leukemia, requiring dose modifications or treatment withdrawal in some cases.

This article highlights the importance of early diagnosis and management of certain cutaneous adverse drug reactions and autoimmune disorders in dermatological emergencies, but it reports no new clinical results.

In this case study, a 19-year-old woman with Henoch-Schönlein purpura, potentially triggered by hepatitis B vaccination, experienced improved symptoms after correcting low vitamin D levels and undergoing tonsillectomy, demonstrating these interventions may benefit similar patients.

In a proof-of-concept study at Xiangya Hospital, the researchers observed that combining tofacitinib with low-dose interleukin-2 helped maintain remission in refractory alopecia areata patients, with three out of four maintaining complete remission for 11–20 months post-treatment and no adverse events reported.

This case report describes a 16-year-old liver transplant patient with previous chicken pox infection experiencing disseminated varicella zoster virus infection with pneumonia, highlighting the importance of early acyclovir treatment in immunocompromised patients.

Dermatologists should watch for skin symptoms in COVID-19 patients, prioritize urgent cases, and use telemedicine.

A three-year-old girl survived a rare serious infection caused by BCG vaccination, which improved after treatment with a leprosy drug.

This report describes an 84-year-old man who developed severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, highlighting a potential, rare side effect without proving causation.

This study found that DPCP immunotherapy effectively treats alopecia areata, identifying factors that influence treatment response and patient satisfaction, which may aid in standardizing the treatment for improved outcomes.

This abstract lists numerous topics and classifications related to drug-induced dermatological conditions and treatments but does not convey new research findings.

This review discusses the use of contact sensitizers in topical immunotherapy for conditions like alopecia areata and viral warts, focusing on treatment methods, efficacy, and potential adverse effects, and reports no new clinical results.

In this case report, a 7-month-old boy with Netherton syndrome experienced significant improvement in symptoms, including reduced pruritus and increased hair growth, through a combination of intravenous immunoglobulin and dupilumab treatment, which also decreased high serum IgE levels and food-specific IgE antibodies.

This review highlights that dermatologic side effects of cancer therapies, such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy, are increasingly complex, emphasizing the importance of preventive and management strategies to reduce skin toxicity and improve treatment adherence.

This article reviews how sex hormones and their analogues are used to treat diseases like autoimmune disorders and cancer, and discusses potential applications in infectious and parasitic diseases, without reporting new clinical results.

This case report describes the youngest known patient with viral-associated trichodysplasia of immunosuppression, where systemic valganciclovir therapy improved facial papule eruptions following cardiac transplantation.

This review explores the interactions between the skin, peripheral nervous system, and immune system and reports no new results; the authors highlight the importance of understanding these connections for various skin conditions.

This case report describes the development of halo naevi, vitiligo, and diffuse alopecia areata in a 33-year-old woman undergoing tocilizumab therapy, suggesting a link between these conditions and cellular and humoral immune factors.

This expert consensus statement highlights that while targeted cancer therapies significantly improve patient survival, they often result in various skin toxicities, underscoring the need for early diagnosis, management, and multidisciplinary care to maintain patients' quality of life and ensure treatment continuity.

In this study, 60% of patients with alopecia totalis showed partial hair regrowth after being treated with triamcinolone acetonide injections, with one patient achieving complete regrowth and responding well to further immunotherapy.

This study found that the level of expected therapeutic regrowth significantly affected hair regrowth outcomes in contact immunotherapy for alopecia areata, suggesting implications for patient education and adherence.

Following COVID-19 vaccination, this case report observed that a 31-year-old male displayed a significant abnormal autoimmune response, leading to suspected undifferentiated connective tissue disease possibly overlapping rheumatoid arthritis and SLE, despite negative autoimmune markers prior to surgery.

This study found that combining hair transplantation with platelet-rich plasma treatment significantly improved hair regeneration, reduced hair loss, and minimized skin lesion areas in patients with androgenic alopecia compared to hair transplantation alone, suggesting enhanced treatment efficacy.

This review discusses strategies to enhance mesenchymal stem cell therapy effectiveness but reports no new clinical results; it highlights the need for improved consistency and efficacy in MSC-based treatments.

In this study, triamcinolone acetonide injections led to partial hair regrowth in 60% of alopecia totalis patients, suggesting potential benefits when followed by immunotherapy.

This study observed that renal transplant recipients had a higher incidence of infectious skin diseases, particularly human papilloma virus infections, highlighting the importance of regular dermatological screening.