October 2023 in “BMJ Case Reports” This case report describes a man diagnosed with Hoffman syndrome, characterized by muscle hypertrophy and weakness due to severe hypothyroidism, who had an excellent response to thyroid hormone replacement.
February 2024 in “Pediatrics in review” This study details a 15-year-old girl with secondary amenorrhea and other symptoms who was found to have a pituitary mass causing multiple hormonal deficiencies, diagnosed as lymphocytic hypophysitis.
January 2023 in “PARIPEX INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH” This article discusses various causes of rickets in children and describes VDDR-2A as a type of refractory rickets often linked to alopecia totalis in infancy, but reports no new clinical findings.
April 2025 in “Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology” This case report describes a 7-month-old girl diagnosed with acrodermatitis enteropathica, linked to low zinc levels, whose skin lesions improved significantly after zinc supplementation.
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January 2025 in “Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna” This case report of a 16-month-old girl with acrodermatitis enteropathica, who showed atypical symptoms and normal zinc serum levels, highlights how genetic testing and zinc supplementation led to marked improvement in her condition, underscoring the importance of accurate diagnosis in metabolic disorders.
October 2023 in “The American Journal of Gastroenterology” This case report describes chronic iron deficiency anemia in a patient with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome, highlighting the need for more data to guide treatment and cancer surveillance due to its rarity and mortality risk.
November 2004 in “Emergency Medicine News” This article reviews the clinical characteristics, treatment challenges, and epidemiology of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, highlighting their spread outside traditional hospital settings but presenting no new clinical results.
February 2026 in “Frontiers in Pediatrics” This case report describes a 7-year-old girl initially misdiagnosed with SMA syndrome, but later found to have a gastric trichobezoar via EGD, highlighting the diagnostic challenges in children with nonspecific symptoms.
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January 2004 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This article discusses nutritional contributions to hair health and highlights the need for identifying risk factors for deficiencies but reports no new clinical findings.
January 2016 in “Frontiers in Neurology” This study reported that a clinical nutrition program improved sensory loss and maintained symptom improvements in a 60-year-old man with anti-MAG neuropathy over the course of one year.
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December 2012 in “Clinics in Dermatology” Skin changes can help identify eating disorders early.
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April 2003 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” This study identified an unexpected critical role for the FATP4 protein in skin and hair development in mice, linking it to a potential candidate gene for restrictive dermopathy in humans.
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May 1974 in “American journal of diseases of children” This case report details a 4-year-old girl with arginosuccinic-aciduria, showing neurological symptoms and weakened hair, but the mechanisms behind these issues remain uncertain.
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March 2021 in “Annals of Translational Medicine” This study highlights the need for further research on dysregulated immune and fibrotic pathways in morphea to better understand its pathogenesis and develop new biomarkers and therapies.
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January 2016 in “Open Journal of Regenerative Medicine” This article describes the potential applications of myoblast implantation for muscle regeneration and its promising social and economic value but reports no new clinical results.
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March 2010 in “Internal medicine journal” A 72-year-old man with sudden taste issues and hair growth was diagnosed with a severe stomach cancer and died within 5 months.
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November 2021 in “Translational pediatrics” This meta-analysis reported no significant improvement in muscle strength or mobility with glucocorticoid treatment for progressive muscular dystrophy but observed an increase in adverse effects like acne and emotional irritability.
February 2026 in “Animals” In this study, supplementing low-protein diets with 0.75% methionine maintained growth performance, improved fur quality, enhanced nutrient utilization, and supported intestinal microbiota balance in blue foxes, with significant results on several biochemical parameters and nutrient digestibility observed.
This case report describes a 40-year-old man with four autoimmune diseases leading to MAS, and suggests an additional classification category for MAS including autoimmune hypothyroidism, alopecia universalis, celiac disease, and immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
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April 2021 in “Current Stem Cell Reports” This review discusses the role of metabolism in maintaining adult stem cell homeostasis with aging and highlights the potential benefits of dietary restrictions on stem cell function and longevity. It reports no new clinical results and emphasizes the need for further molecular studies.
October 2025 in “Biomolecules” This study found that prolonged intermittent fasting in diet-induced obese mice led to increased levels of inositol monophosphates in white adipose tissue, improved insulin sensitivity, and reduced body weight and fat mass, suggesting a novel metabolic adaptation mechanism.
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September 1993 in “PubMed” In this case report, a young man with primary hypothyroidism caused by autoimmune atrophic thyroiditis showed full recovery and normalization of metabolism after levothyroxine treatment.
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January 1975 in “Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)” This report describes a case of Rothmund-Thomson type congenital poikiloderma, noting minor skin changes, hair loss, and slightly elevated lysine and cystine in the urine.
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August 2015 in “Sultan Qaboos University medical journal” This case report highlights an atypical presentation of vitamin B12 deficiency in a 28-year-old man with reversible symptoms including localized hand hyperpigmentation and megaloblastic anemia, resolved after B12 supplementation.
January 1999 in “American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A” This case report describes a rare occurrence of ectodermal dysplasia features in a 14-year-old with MBTPS1 gene variants, expanding the known spectrum of related disorders.
March 2026 in “Buletin Veteriner Udayana” This case report describes a 4-month-old domestic dog suffering from emaciation alongside Malasseziosis and Ehrlichiosis, showing significant clinical improvement after treatment, including dietary changes, medicated bathing, antiparasitic, antibiotic therapy, and supportive care.
January 2024 in “Polski Merkuriusz Lekarski” This retrospective cross-section study found that in a cohort of Pica patients in Iraq, 92.4% were female, and many had low levels of ferritin, hemoglobin, and vitamin D, which may contribute to the disorder by causing psychological issues.
April 2015 in “The FASEB Journal” This study suggests that selenium deficiency accelerates aging-related health deterioration in mice with short telomeres, providing a model for exploring selenium’s role in human aging.
September 2025 in “Cureus” In this case study, a 24-year-old female with Parry-Romberg syndrome showed significant craniofacial asymmetry, delayed dental development, and other symptoms without neurological deficits; orthodontic treatment is used to improve occlusion and facial balance.
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January 2017 in “Ciência Rural” This case report highlights that equine multisystemic eosinophilic epitheliotropic disease should be considered in horses presenting with skin lesions and gastrointestinal symptoms, as illustrated by the progression in a 5-year-old horse despite treatment.