September 2025 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” In this randomized, placebo-controlled study, Kūlaris supplementation significantly improved quality of life for participants with mild-to-severe acne over 12 weeks, though no significant changes in general skin health measures were observed compared to placebo.
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January 2019 in “Česká a slovenská farmacie” This review discusses various types of microneedles and their potential to expand the range of drugs delivered via the skin, but reports no new clinical results.
April 1999 in “Therapeutische Umschau” This review discusses androgenic alopecia and related hair disorders, focusing on their pathogenesis and treatment strategies, and reports no new clinical findings.
Vitamin D is crucial for skin health and managing skin diseases.
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July 2010 in “TURKDERM” This article reviews the impact of psychological factors on skin health and discusses the interplay between stress, the brain, and the immune system but presents no new clinical findings.
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June 2018 in “Journal of General-Procedural Dermatology & Venereology Indonesia” This case study reports that combining skin debridement with topical and systemic antifungals improved treatment outcomes for kerion celsi in a 5-year-old boy, preventing scarring alopecia.
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April 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study reports the cloning and expression details of two new human type II keratins, K6irs3 and K6irs4, in the hair follicle's inner root sheath, suggesting a distinct functional role related to hair structure.
This report describes a rare case of kerion in a 6-year-old boy in Ireland, treated with oral Itraconazole and steroids, highlighting the condition's unusual occurrence in the region.
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October 2001 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study identified a new keratin, K6irs, as a potential histological marker for the inner root sheath of hair follicles in mice and humans, and as a candidate gene for hereditary hair defects.
August 2019 in “Wiedza Medyczna” This article discusses the importance of differential diagnosis and adequate treatment for tinea capitis, a common scalp infection in children, and reports no new results.
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January 2009 in “Nippon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi” This case report details a 10-year-old boy diagnosed with kerion celsi caused by Microsporum gypseum, successfully treated with itraconazole over 4.5 months.
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July 2006 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study describes the expression patterns of type I inner root sheath keratin proteins K25–K28 in human hair follicles, highlighting their distinct distribution within different layers.
In this case report, a 48-year-old woman with kerion celsi showed improvement with a regimen including antifungal, bacterial, and adjunctive treatments, though the specific role of mesenchymal stromal cell secretome could not be isolated from the other therapies.
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March 1991 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This article presents two cases of tinea capitis in postpubertal individuals highlighting the importance of early treatment to prevent scarring and permanent hair loss; it reports no new clinical results.
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March 1991 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
September 2025 in “Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences” This study described trichilemmal cysts, firm lumps that form from blocked hair follicles, typically found on the scalp but also less commonly on other body parts, affecting less than 10% of the population and possibly inherited as an autosomal dominant trait.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this study, the KPAI and KP-IGA scoring systems for assessing keratosis pilaris showed excellent interrater and intrarater reliability, offering standardized measures for clinical and research use.
February 2013 in “Archives of Disease in Childhood Education & Practice” 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.
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January 2016 in “İzmir Dr.Behçet Uz çocuk hastanesi dergisi” This case report describes a ten-year-old boy with kerion celsi caused by Trichosporon asteroides, successfully treated with systemic fluconazole over eight weeks, marking the first documentation of this cause in the literature.
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May 2008 in “Biological Chemistry” This review discusses the roles of human tissue kallikreins in skin physiology and pathology and reports no new findings, emphasizing their potential involvement in various skin functions and conditions.
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May 2017 in “CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association journal” The boy had a fungal scalp infection called kerion, which was cured with oral antifungal medication.
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November 2023 in “Mycoses” In this study, Kerion Celsi, a deep fungal scalp infection, is highlighted as being rare in neonates but more common in children over 3 years, requiring medical treatment with antifungals and antibiotics to prevent scarring alopecia and distinguish it from bacterial infections.
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April 2022 in “Medicine” This case study reports the first documented instance of kerion Celsi in a child caused by Microsporum gypseum, likely transmitted from a guinea pig, with remission observed following combination therapy.
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March 2001 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study identified a new cytokeratin, mK6irs, specifically expressed in the inner root sheath of mouse hair follicles, distinguishing it as a member of the type II cytokeratin family.
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February 2013 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This study seeks to clarify the terminology and classification of keratoacanthoma and similar squamous cell carcinoma lesions with central keratin-filled craters to aid in accurate differential diagnosis.
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October 1931 in “Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology” This report describes a rare case of scalp kerion due to microsporosis in a Portuguese child, noting the unusual combination with other microsporid features and treatment details.
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March 1998 in “Mycoses” In this study, 31 children with kerion Celsi were treated successfully with antifungal medications, emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis and treatment to prevent scarring and hair loss.
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May 2002 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study characterized a new human keratin, hK6irs1, specifically found in the inner root sheath of hair follicles, which suggests its role in the structural integrity and guidance of growing hair shafts.
December 2014 in “Berkala Ilmu Kesehatan Kulit dan Kelamin” 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.
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November 1999 in “Mycoses” This case study of a 75-year-old Japanese man with kerion Celsi found that terbinafine treatment was effective and safe, achieving a cure with minimal side effects.