17 citations
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August 2018 in “Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” This study found that dissecting folliculitis is more common than previously thought in Taiwan, with obesity possibly linked to higher severity of this condition, but smoking not associated.
16 citations
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February 2010 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This article is a letter to the editor about fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution and reports no new research findings.
16 citations
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July 2002 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” This case report illustrates the risk of skin necrosis in patients with high antiphospholipid antibody levels after stopping anticoagulation therapy, highlighting the necessity for careful monitoring.
16 citations
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February 1999 in “American Journal of Dermatopathology” This article describes a woman's case of slowly progressive nonscarring alopecia with unique biopsy findings, suggesting the need to reexamine similar cases currently classified as chronic diffuse alopecia areata.
15 citations
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September 2002 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” This study observed that transgenic mice expressing keratin K10 under bovine K6beta control developed severe oral abnormalities, suggesting keratin composition changes can affect the physiology of epithelial cells, especially in the oral mucosa.
15 citations
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July 1999 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This article discusses the potential for targeted therapies in hair loss by exploring inflammatory and cytokine-mediated processes, but it presents no new clinical results.
13 citations
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March 2000 in “Veterinary Dermatology” This study characterized a novel form of mural folliculitis in dogs, resembling human pseudopelade, marked by persistent alopecia, lymphocyte infiltration, and severe follicular atrophy without effective treatment response.
12 citations
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March 2004 in “International Journal of Dermatology” A woman with X-linked chronic granulomatous disease developed lupus-like skin lesions, improved with treatment, suggesting a unique skin condition in carriers.
11 citations
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April 2020 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This commentary reviews the evidence for microinflammation's role in pattern hair loss and suggests that further studies with age- and sex-matched controls are needed to substantiate the findings.
11 citations
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April 2016 in “The American Journal of Dermatopathology” This review discusses the current knowledge on using special and immunohistochemical stains for diagnosing hair disorders, concluding that no stains are recommended for routine use in hair pathology.
10 citations
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January 2021 in “Annals of dermatology/Annals of Dermatology” This case report describes a rare instance of alopecia areata linked to nivolumab treatment in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma.
10 citations
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May 1983 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This study found that four out of ten patients with alopecia areata experienced some hair regrowth after PUVA therapy, though this treatment should be reserved for those unresponsive to other options due to potential long-term side effects.
9 citations
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April 1970 in “Biochemical pharmacology” This study found that stilbamidine and hydroxystilbamidine can inhibit the release of specific enzymes from lysosomes and mitochondria in rabbit liver at certain concentrations, with effects similar to cortisol and chloroquine.
9 citations
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September 2009 in “PubMed” This case report presents the first evidence of significant antigen presenting cells around hair follicles in a patient with alopecia due to active systemic lupus erythematosus.
8 citations
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April 2023 in “Dermatology Practical & Conceptual” This study reported that higher monocyte lymphocyte ratio, monocyte high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio, and platelet lymphocyte ratio were associated with increased risk of developing alopecia areata, suggesting their potential as diagnostic markers.
8 citations
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August 2019 in “JAAD case reports” This narrative review discusses the presentation and progression of discoid lupus erythematosus in chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus and does not report new research findings.
8 citations
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September 2011 in “European Journal of Dermatology” This study reports that most cases of frontal fibrosing alopecia did not show significant improvement with available treatments, and effective management remains unproven.
7 citations
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July 2019 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This case report describes an 18-year-old male with kerion celsi from Trichophyton tonsurans infection whose condition improved with terbinafine treatment, and highlights that although IL-17A expression increased in skin lesions, it was associated with disrupted antimicrobial peptide expression and severe inflammation, causing tissue damage.
7 citations
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January 2009 in “Immunological investigations” This report describes a rare case of alopecia areata universalis developing in a child during the recovery phase of phenobarbital-induced anti-convulsant hypersensitivity syndrome, which suggests a mechanism involving lymphocyte-related immune responses.
7 citations
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January 2011 in “Veterinary Pathology” In this case report, a 9-year-old horse was diagnosed with alopecia areata contributing to Malassezia dermatitis, involving lymphocyte infiltration and symptoms consistent with yeast presence.
7 citations
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January 2025 in “Frontiers in Microbiology” In this study, researchers investigated the immunohistopathological characteristics of the skin in individuals during the acute phase of chikungunya infection, revealing CHIKV antigens and inflammatory infiltrates in various skin components and highlighting the role of cytokines/chemokines in the disease's skin manifestations.
6 citations
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January 2000 in “The Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine” In this study, an 11-year-old girl with acrodermatitis enteropathica showed significant improvement in symptoms after oral zinc therapy.
6 citations
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January 2019 in “Medical Hypotheses” This hypothesis article explores frontal fibrosing alopecia as a potential autoimmune condition and calls for future research to investigate this possibility, but reports no new clinical results.
6 citations
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August 2006 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” This case report describes two brothers with an unusual, possibly treatment-resistant inflammatory variant of androgenic alopecia, featuring follicular isthmic lymphocytic inflammation and diffuse central scalp hair loss.
6 citations
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February 2010 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This case report details a 31-year-old woman with a subcutaneous nodule on her hand characterized by necrosis and lymphocytic infiltrate.
5 citations
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October 2012 in “Veterinary Pathology” This case study describes a Doberman Pinscher with a unique alopecic variant of chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus that progressed to systemic lupus erythematosus, highlighting a rare autoimmune alopecia form in dogs.
5 citations
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April 2019 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This review discusses the complex nature of frontal fibrosing alopecia, suggesting it is a misnomer and possibly a subset of lichen planopilaris, but reports no new clinical results.
5 citations
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February 2016 in “Sultan Qaboos University medical journal” This case report describes a patient with a severe pruritic rash and hair loss in both axillary regions, with no fluorescence under a Wood's lamp and hair follicle-centred papules observed through dermoscopy.
5 citations
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June 2002 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” This presentation reviews the management of alopecia areata, emphasizing treatment challenges and options, but reports no new clinical results.
4 citations
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April 2008 in “Experimental Dermatology” This review hypothesizes that nicotine plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of hidradenitis suppurativa by promoting inflammation and microbial growth, suggesting that anticholinergic agents might be a potential treatment strategy, but reports no new clinical findings.