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This review discusses the skin side effects associated with targeted cancer therapies and reports no new clinical results; it emphasizes the need for empirical management based on expert opinion.

In this study, researchers observed that follicular microinflammation significantly contributes to the early stages of male androgenetic alopecia, potentially leading to perifollicular fibrosis and follicle destruction as the condition progresses.

This study found decreased hair density and altered follicular architecture in the balding frontal scalp of patients with androgenic alopecia, with increased vellus hairs noted.

This study observed that long-term use of finasteride in Japanese men with androgenetic alopecia was associated with progressive hair regrowth in 87.1% of participants without significant safety concerns.

This study found that isotretinoin is a safe and well-tolerated acne treatment, with common adverse effects like cheilitis manageable through symptomatic medication and no significant changes in lipid or liver enzyme levels.

This article reports two cases where 2% topical minoxidil showed promise in treating traction alopecia, but it does not offer broader clinical conclusions.

In this study, hair damaged by permanent dye showed signs of recovery over time, with near complete restoration to its original state after eight weeks.

This article outlines management guidelines for androgenetic alopecia, highlighting that continued treatment with medications like finasteride or minoxidil typically halts progression and improves hair condition in most mild to moderate cases.

This review discusses the various causes of hirsutism other than PCOS, emphasizing the importance of distinguishing potentially life-threatening conditions like androgen-secreting tumors from more benign causes; it reports no new clinical findings.

This article reviews current guidelines for managing androgenetic alopecia and highlights the need for guidelines tailored to Japan; it reports no new clinical results.

This review discusses topical and intralesional treatments for alopecia areata, providing a management strategy based on patient age and disease severity, but reports no new clinical results.

This review addresses the role of skin-resident adult stem/progenitor cells in skin homeostasis, disease, and cancer development, and reports no new research results.

This text is an informational content piece about JAMA Dermatology's website and does not contain any research findings or conclusions.

This study found that sexual and erectile function in men taking finasteride 1 mg did not significantly differ from age-matched controls, suggesting sexual side effects may be less common than previously reported.

This study concluded that patients with metabolic syndrome, regardless of androgenetic alopecia presence, were more insulin resistant than those with only androgenetic alopecia or healthy controls, indicating no true association between alopecia and insulin resistance.

In this study, most hair disorders among HIV-1 positive patients were associated with low helper T cell counts, with papulosquamous conditions like seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis being the most common.

This article reviews the skin effects of anabolic-androgenic steroid use in athletes but reports no clinical results.

This study reported that while lichen planus was not significantly linked to hepatitis C virus infection, pruritus, dry skin, and hair loss were more common in HCV patients post-interferon treatment.

Iron deficiency is not a significant cause of hair loss in women.

This article reviews advanced dermabrasion techniques for acne scars and skin lesions, detailing patient selection and procedural steps to enhance therapeutic outcomes and avoid pitfalls, but reports no new findings.

This study reported that the most common skin side effect of epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors was a papulopustular rash, treatable with symptom-targeted therapies, while drug suspension was rarely needed.

This article reviews central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, focusing on its multifactorial etiology and challenges in clinical diagnosis, and calls for more research and better treatment options.

This article reviews previous cases and reports of allergic contact dermatitis from minoxidil but does not provide new clinical findings.

This article reviews anthralin's pharmacology, mode of action, and its use for psoriasis and other dermatoses, but reports no new clinical results.

This article reviews the clinical and histological features of acanthosis nigricans and its associations with insulin resistance and other conditions, but highlights the need for more research on its classification, severity assessment, and treatment options.

This review discusses the mechanisms by which isotretinoin and hormonal therapy treat acne through their effects on sebaceous glands, reporting no new clinical results.

This report reviews familial cases of aplasia cutis of the scalp, noting large irregular defects at the vertex or anterior along the sagittal suture in six families.

This paper discusses hormonal therapy options for women with severe acne, focusing on treatment for cases that do not respond to conventional methods, but it reports no new clinical findings.

This study confirmed that 5% topical minoxidil is more effective than 1% in increasing hair density in Japanese men with androgenetic alopecia, with no significant difference in adverse event rates.

This study found that photodynamic therapy using 5-aminolevulinic acid or methyl aminolevulinate is a safe and effective treatment for acne vulgaris, particularly with 30 to 60 minutes of contact time and three treatments for significant long-term improvement.