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This case report suggests that lithium, either alone or with haloperidol, may induce skin changes resembling follicular mycosis fungoides.

This study found that alopecia areata patients had a slightly decreased overall cancer risk, with significantly lower risks for some cancers but higher risks for lymphoma, breast, kidney, and urinary bladder cancers.

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.

This study suggests that 5-alpha reductase inhibitors may reduce invasive cancer features and improve survival in men undergoing radical cystectomy for high-grade urothelial carcinoma, although further research is needed to confirm these findings.

This article discusses the diagnostic methods for differentiating alopecia areata from similar hair loss conditions and emphasizes the importance of accurate diagnosis, but it reports no new research findings.

This study found that individuals with hospital-treated alopecia areata in Denmark had increased standardized incidence rates of serious infections, herpes zoster infections, lymphoma, cardiovascular events, and death compared to the age- and sex-matched general population.

Bath PUVA therapy works well for a skin condition without as many cancer risks and is cheaper, and iron deficiency might not cause female hair loss.

In this study, symmetrical acrokeratoderma was observed to frequently occur alongside ichthyosis vulgaris, with no specific therapy available for the condition.

This case report describes a 54-year-old man diagnosed with fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution, presenting with follicular inflammatory lesions and scleroatrophy on the scalp.

This case report describes a strong dermoscopic and histopathological correlation in lichen nitidus, helping differentiate it from other similar conditions.

This report describes a rare case of leprosy involving the scalp, a location not typically conducive to Mycobacterium leprae infection, and adds to existing literature without presenting new experimental findings.

Treatment with methotrexate and prednisolone led to complete hair regrowth and no relapse for 2 years.

This article questions whether frontal fibrosing alopecia and fibrosing androgeneic patterned hair loss are overlapping conditions or stages of the same process, calling for further research to clarify their underlying factors.

This study reports distinctive clinical, trichoscopic, and histopathological features of fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution among Chinese patients, suggesting possible racial differences compared to previous studies primarily involving Caucasians.

This case report describes a 47-year-old man diagnosed with fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution, treated with clobetasol propionate and oral minoxidil while advised to avoid hair transplantation.

This case report highlights the importance of considering frontal fibrosing alopecia in young women, emphasizing early diagnosis to preserve hair and limit inflammation.

This study observed that patients with different types of alopecia exhibited variable epidermal thickness and consistent dermal changes, including hair follicle destruction and lymphohistiocytic infiltrates, which may suggest inflammation.

This review highlights the increasing clinical applications of high-frequency ultrasonography in dermatology, particularly for assessing the depth of skin tumors and monitoring inflammatory skin diseases, but reports no new clinical results.

This study concluded that hair follicle hyperplasia found in pseudolymphomatous folliculitis can also occur in genuine cutaneous lymphomas, potentially as a coincidental result of underlying pathological processes.

This review discusses how skin lesions and haircoat changes in adult horses can indicate systemic diseases, emphasizing the need for veterinary evaluation, and reports no new clinical findings.

In this case report, a 65-year-old woman was diagnosed with folliculotropic mycosis fungoides after experiencing scarring alopecia and intense pruritus, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis due to its aggressive nature.

Certain skin diseases are linked to Agent Orange and similar chemicals; veterans should be screened and informed about uncertain risks, and current data doesn't link spironolactone with breast cancer.

The ILDS Newsletter reported on efforts to support albinism patients in Tanzania and dermatological conferences.

This study found that haploinsufficiency of SPINK5 can lead to Netherton syndrome when a single null mutation combines with homozygous G1258A polymorphisms, suggesting it acts as a genuine mutation affecting LEKTI function.

This article reviews the social and functional impact of eyebrow loss and highlights the limited treatment options compared to scalp alopecia, but reports no new clinical results.

This case report highlights a rare instance of CD8-positive hypopigmented mycosis fungoides causing alopecia areata-like changes, emphasizing the necessity of scalp biopsy in such presentations.

This case report details three patients with follicular mycosis fungoides, highlighting an impressive response to bexarotene in advanced cases, suggesting potential for further research on this treatment's effectiveness.

In this retrospective case series, cats with cutaneous lymphocytosis showed a primarily reactive condition with prolonged survival, while dogs exhibited more diverse presentations and clinical outcomes, indicating a complex disease nature.

This study found no significant protective effect of coenzyme Q10 on hair loss from anthracycline antibiotics, although liver enzyme elevations were less frequent with CoQ10.

This case report highlights a rare presentation of acute lupus hemophagocytic syndrome with initially negative antinuclear antibodies, underscoring the higher sensitivity of the 2012 Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics criteria for diagnosis.