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In this study, hydroxychloroquine treatment in patients with scleromyxoedema led to complete or partial remission of skin symptoms and improved mobility, though it did not affect paraproteinaemia.

Elkonyxis, a rare nail condition, improved when patients stopped their nail-picking habits.

This article does not contain an abstract and presents no new clinical findings, instead discussing prior cases and literature on infant alopecia universalis and the potential role of topical PUVA therapy.

Infliximab was effective in treating a scalp condition that did not respond to other treatments.

Dermoscopy can help diagnose tinea capitis in children by looking for comma hairs, black dots, and broken hairs with white bands.

About 17% of people in France have dandruff, and those with dandruff are more likely to have sensitive and itchy scalps.

A man's red tattoo caused a skin reaction and hair loss in his beard, which improved after treatment.

This review assessed patient-reported outcome measures for alopecia treatments but found that none met current FDA guidelines; however, some could potentially be adapted for more comprehensive use.

An 86-year-old man with prostate cancer was diagnosed with a rare, low-grade breast cancer and underwent surgery but declined additional hormone therapy.

People with hair loss have more androgen receptors and enzymes in certain follicles, with men and women showing different patterns.

Minoxidil effectively controls blood pressure in severe cases, but may cause fluid retention and edema.

This article reviews the use of the Nd:YAG laser for hair removal and reports no new research findings.

This article reviews the interaction between sex hormone pathways and morphogenesis-related signaling in epithelial organ development, using a chicken model to propose testable hypotheses, but reports no new clinical results.

This phase 1 study reported that after administering supratherapeutic doses of cortexolone 17α‐propionate, a topical antiandrogen intended for hair loss treatment, there was no effect on the QTc interval, indicating no measurable cardiac safety concerns in the concentration range tested.

This study in male rats identified a unique type of mechanoreceptor, the club-like ending, which responds only to touch and not to self-motion during whisking, contrasting with other receptors that show mixed selectivity.

This review covers the epidemiology, clinical features, and treatment of four common skin infections in children, reporting no new experimental findings.

This review discusses the drug repurposing of cardiovascular medications like aspirin and statins for new uses, including potential anti-tumor effects, noting promising experimental outcomes but less conclusive clinical trials, particularly in the field of cancer treatment.

This study found that Mentha pulegium essential oil had a stronger protoscolicidal effect against Echinococcus granulosus in vitro than Mentha piperita, showing dose- and time-dependent effects.

This article discusses the diverse dermatological symptoms associated with sexual abuse, highlighting the challenges in establishing causal links and the potential long-term psychosomatic manifestations, without reporting new research results.

The report suggests a possible link between hair loss and hidden scalp tumors but states more evidence is needed to confirm this.

This article presents a surgical approach for nonshaven follicular unit extraction in hair transplantation, describing its application across various conditions with an average graft transection rate of 8.2%.

This study found that minoxidil effectively reduced blood pressure in patients with severe hypertension and renal failure resistant to conventional drugs, though side effects like hirsutism and edema were common.

This article reviews multiple entries on the Androlog blog regarding finasteride use, concluding that a 1-mg dose does not adversely affect spermatogenesis or pose a risk during conception or pregnancy.

Finasteride reduces testosterone conversion, progesterone lessens this, and levamisole enhances finasteride's effect.

This review discusses the limitations of current hair classification systems and highlights the need for standardized reporting of key hair characteristics to improve study comparisons; it reports no new results.

In this report, two women treated with alitretinoin experienced persistent curling of their previously straight hair, suggesting a likely causal link between the medication and hair texture changes.

A boy with toxic shock syndrome had severe heart rhythm problems but recovered with treatment.

Minoxidil boosts hair growth by undergoing a process in hair follicles and certain skin cells, and by increasing the production of compounds essential for hair growth and maintenance.

This review outlines drug repurposing as an efficient, low-cost strategy to identify new uses for existing drugs, highlighting various computational and experimental approaches as well as publicly available databases to aid in personalized pharmacotherapy.

In this research, animal tests confirmed that chromium supplementation effectively maintains glycaemic and insulinaemic balance and affects certain hormone levels, but the authors note that clinical evidence for chromium's benefits in PCOS treatment remains sparse and inconsistent, warranting further exploration.