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This case report suggests that madarosis, or eyelash loss, may be associated with mitochondriopathy, expanding the known causes of madarosis to include this condition.

This case report of a 15-year-old girl suggests a direct association between extremely severe hypothyroidism and unusual cutaneous manifestations, such as psoriasiform lesions and abscesses, which improved with thyroid supplementation.

Corticosteroids improved symptoms in a man with Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome.

This study describes the diagnosis and successful management of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome in a 78-year-old man, highlighting improvement in symptoms and endoscopic findings after treatment with prednisone and supportive therapies.

This case study describes a 54-year-old woman with a rare pattern of asymmetrical hair loss resembling androgenetic alopecia, alongside sparse body hair and near absence of eyebrows and eyelashes, while other ectodermal features were normal.

Malnutrition severely harms growth and development in young baboons.

This case report describes a 16-year-old male with pernicious anemia, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and alopecia areata, highlighting the delayed diagnosis of the hemolytic anemia when cobalamin therapy failed to improve anemia symptoms.

In this case report, researchers described a 6-year-old girl with severe mandibuloacral dysplasia type A, noting unique physical deformities and a rare homozygous LMNA gene mutation not commonly associated with the condition.

This case report documents a rare instance of Rapunzel syndrome causing biliary obstruction in a 3-year-old girl, highlighting the importance of considering trichobezoar in cholestasis diagnosis.

This case report describes a 4-year-old boy with congenital alopecia characterized by complete irreversible hair loss and papular lesions associated with keratin-filled cysts.

This case study highlights congenital atrichia with papular lesions as a cause of total body hair loss, characterized by the absence of hair follicles and the presence of skin-colored papules.

This study in Aswan governorate reported that emaciated cattle showed decreased blood cell counts and serum minerals, as well as elevated liver enzymes, possibly associated with parasitic infections.

This study observed that the intestinal absorption of selenium varies depending on its chemical form, with selenomethionine being absorbed efficiently and selenium as selenodiglutathione or selenodicysteine being absorbed faster than selenite.

A woman experienced temporary hair loss after taking albendazole, which resolved on its own within 3 months.

This study concluded that thyroid atrophy, alopecia, and hyperkeratosis in sheep are associated with deficiencies in selenium and zinc in serum and liver.

Cathepsin L deficiency causes hair and skin issues in mice.

This study found that scanning electron microscopy revealed considerable abnormalities in hair morphology in MPS I, II, IIIA, and IIIB patients, potentially related to heparan sulfate accumulation.

This study found that while biotin treatment improves clinical and biochemical symptoms in patients with biotinidase deficiency, some experience lasting neurological damage, and it is uncertain if early treatment can prevent this.

This study found that 56% of patients experienced hair loss six months after undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, with lower preoperative and postoperative zinc and vitamin B12 levels associated with this outcome.

In this study, iron deficiency anemia was prevalent among female patients, primarily due to heavy menstrual bleeding linked to uterine fibroids, and was often treated successfully with intravenous iron.

This summary outlines the essential roles and recommended daily intakes of biotin, while discussing consequences and mechanisms of deficiency, but presents no new research findings.

This case study highlighted that excessive iodide intake from the supplement TauriNac was associated with the development of hypothyroidism in a cystic fibrosis patient, which reversed upon discontinuation.

This report observed that two teenagers developed skin issues, including abscess-like pustules, after taking kelp supplements, which cleared when the supplements were discontinued.

This case report details a 21-year-old female diagnosed with a massive gastric trichobezoar due to trichophagia, successfully treated with single incision laparoscopic surgery and slated for psychiatric follow-up to prevent recurrence.

This case study describes a 3.5-month-old girl with cystic fibrosis who experienced hair and skin depigmentation, which resolved after treatment with pancreatic enzymes and vitamins.

Pili annulati is caused by a protein metabolism disorder affecting hair structure.

This case report documented an elderly woman with delusional parasitosis, a belief of being infested by parasites, which was associated with severe anemia and resolved significantly after anemia treatment and antipsychotic medication.

This case report details a patient with myasthenia gravis and a malignant thymoma whose rising liver function tests, initially thought to be related to antibiotic use, were ultimately attributed to thymoma-associated multiorgan autoimmunity.

This study identifies a new mutation in the Scd1 gene in a strain of Kunming mice, causing skin and hair defects with the mildest impact among similar mutations.