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Inactive hair follicle stem cells help prevent skin cancer.

The conclusion is that the best initial treatment for hirsutism is usually oral contraceptives, with the addition of antiandrogens or insulin sensitizers if needed, and topical eflornithine or laser treatments as supplementary options.

Doctors need to be better prepared to assess and treat obesity in patients.

Kennedy's disease leads to muscle weakness and sensory issues, has no cure but manageable symptoms, and future treatments look promising.

Oral dutasteride can potentially treat frontal fibrosing alopecia in postmenopausal women, with some patients showing disease arrest and hair regrowth.

Folliculitis is an inflammation of hair follicles that requires proper diagnosis and treatment based on the specific cause.

Women with excess body hair feel psychological distress influenced by societal beauty standards, but distress isn't directly linked to the amount of hair.

Some patients taking antipsychotic medications experience skin reactions, ranging from mild to severe.

Lithium therapy may cause skin problems like hidradenitis suppurativa and other side effects, which can improve after stopping the medication.

Pregnancy often causes skin changes like darkening, stretch marks, and hair growth, which may improve after childbirth.

Minoxidil use increases facial hair growth in females, more in older users.

Some drugs can cause hair loss, and stopping these drugs often leads to hair regrowth.

Sexual activity can spread T. interdigitale, needing quick antifungal treatment to avoid permanent scarring.

Genetic screening is crucial for accurately diagnosing APS-1 due to its varied symptoms.

There are still challenges in diagnosing and treating chronic skin diseases, but there is hope for future improvements.

Products should be called 'sperm-safe' only after thorough, well-designed tests.

Graft-versus-host disease is a complication where donor immune cells attack the recipient's body, often affecting the skin, liver, and gastrointestinal tract.

Key genes are crucial for Drosophila wing development and could be insecticide targets.

Malassezia-associated dermatitis can cause itching in cats with feline paraneoplastic alopecia.

Children's hair grows in different types from before birth through puberty, with growth rates and characteristics varying by age, sex, and race.

Skin grafts are effective for chronic leg ulcers, especially autologous split-thickness grafts for venous ulcers, but more data is needed for diabetic ulcers.

Patients with Bohring-Opitz syndrome and ASXL1 mutations need regular kidney ultrasounds to check for tumors.

Most patients treated with low-dose alpha-interferon for malignant melanoma experienced skin side effects, with hair loss being the most frequent.

Research on epidermal stem cells has advanced significantly, showing promise for improved clinical therapies.

Antidepressants called SSRIs can cause skin problems, bleeding risk, and other side effects.

Chemotherapy often causes hair loss, nail changes, and mouth issues, but these are usually manageable.

Malnutrition severely harms growth and development in young baboons.

The conclusion is that high-potency steroids or tacrolimus are effective treatments for erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp.

The document concludes that recognizing and properly diagnosing lipodystrophy syndromes is crucial for effective management and treatment.

People with PCNT mutations often develop severe insulin resistance and early-onset diabetes during childhood or adolescence.