3 citations
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November 2016 in “Clinical Pediatrics” A girl with Crohn's disease developed hair loss from her medication, which improved with treatment but later returned.
3 citations
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October 1982 in “Postgraduate Medicine” This article discusses objective methods for assessing hair loss and notes that most types of hair loss can regrow without treatment, but effective treatments for pattern or senescent alopecia remain unavailable.
2 citations
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February 2016 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that topical bimatoprost significantly improved eyelash growth in individuals with idiopathic and chemotherapy-induced eyelash hypotrichosis compared to a vehicle treatment.
April 2021 in “MEDICINUS” This case report describes a 5-year-old boy with acquired acrodermatitis enteropathica and normal serum zinc levels, improving clinically after zinc supplementation.
This report presents a case of IFAP syndrome with the typical symptoms of alopecia universalis, severe photophobia, and follicular ichthyosis, but provides no additional clinical findings or conclusions.
April 2020 in “International journal of research in dermatology” This case report presents an 8-year-old girl with congenital atrichia, marked by complete hair loss and papular lesions, linked to mutations in the human hairless gene.
May 2018 in “Journal of cosmetology & trichology” This study describes a case of successful treatment for alopecia universalis by combining PRP therapy with eye drops, resulting in significant hair regrowth and demonstrating no systemic side effects.
January 2018 in “Springer eBooks” Trichotillomania is a condition where people repeatedly pull out their hair, which can be triggered by stress and has various physical signs.
December 2017 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This piece discusses various considerations in trauma surgery to restore the form and function of affected areas and does not provide new clinical results.
December 2015 in “Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis” This case report describes a rare instance of prolonged alopecia following acitretin therapy where the patient's hair did not significantly regrow more than six months after stopping treatment.
December 2012 in “Canadian journal of ophthalmology” This case report describes a rare complication of eyelash transplantation, where it resulted in trichiasis and corneal surface damage, highlighting the need for preoperative counseling about potential ocular risks.
April 2012 in “Journal of evolution of medical and dental sciences” This report describes a rare case of papular atrichia in a 4-year-old girl, highlighting the absence of effective treatment to stimulate hair growth for this condition.
September 2003 in “Current Paediatrics” This article outlines how pediatric hair problems present and how they can be assessed, without reporting new research results.
This report adds two cases of total ovarian pigmentation, with no associated symptoms or pathological findings, to the previously reported unilateral case.
65 citations
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August 2007 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study found that prostaglandin metabolism enzymes are present in human hair follicles, suggesting a potential role in hair growth and differentiation, with some expression differences between men and women.
October 2024 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” This case report highlights a patient with Ayme-Gripp syndrome, revealing an association between the syndrome and hypothyroidism, and underscores the importance of considering rare genetic conditions in differential diagnoses of endocrinopathies.
417 citations
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March 1991 in “American Journal of Psychiatry” This study found that adult trichotillomania is a chronic disorder often linked with high psychiatric comorbidity and suggests the tension-reduction criterion in diagnoses might be too restrictive.
224 citations
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March 2006 in “Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” This article discusses the hair follicle's regenerative cycles and the molecular mechanisms influencing them, emphasizing the need for therapeutic targeting of the "hair cycle clock" to manage hair growth disorders, without reporting new research findings.
196 citations
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March 2016 in “Nature Communications” In this study, researchers identified 18 genetic associations with scalp and facial hair traits in Latin Americans, including novel loci for hair greying and balding, with implications for understanding hair evolution.
195 citations
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May 2003 in “Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953. Online)/Obstetrics and gynecology” This review discusses the diagnosis and treatment of hirsutism, emphasizing that a systematic evaluation can determine its cause, while combination therapy effectively manages the condition for most patients.
180 citations
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November 1991 in “American Journal of Psychiatry” This study found that fluoxetine did not demonstrate short-term efficacy in treating trichotillomania in a placebo-controlled, double-blind crossover setting.
172 citations
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December 2004 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” In this study, demodicoses were found to be relatively common among immunocompetent patients, with a notable overlap with papulopustular rosacea.
166 citations
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April 2012 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study reviewed clinical data from 60 patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia and found increasing prevalence and generally poor response to treatment, with the cause remaining unclear.
164 citations
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April 2008 in “Cochrane library” This review of interventions for alopecia areata found no significant treatment benefits for hair growth compared to placebo, indicating a need for larger, well-conducted studies.
157 citations
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August 2010 in “Lupus” This review discusses the various common, rare, and unusual skin manifestations of lupus erythematosus and highlights the importance of accurate diagnosis, but it reports no new clinical results.
151 citations
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August 2010 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This guideline reviews the diagnosis of androgenetic alopecia and offers expert consensus recommendations tailored to males, females, and adolescents, but reports no new clinical results.
141 citations
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September 2016 in “European Journal of Dermatology” This review examines dermatological side effects of taxane chemotherapy reported in past studies and highlights the necessity for identifying and managing these conditions to maintain cancer patients' quality of life; it presents no new clinical results.
111 citations
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January 2007 in “Seminars in cell & developmental biology” This article reviews the similarities in early development processes of hair follicles, teeth, and mammary glands and reports no new experimental findings.
107 citations
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December 2013 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This review summarizes the anatomical and physiological aspects of human hair and its clinical significance, but does not report new research findings.
105 citations
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February 2017 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This review discusses the range of long-term complications, including mucocutaneous, ocular, and psychological sequelae, for survivors of Stevens–Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis, but reports no new clinical results.