8 citations
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March 2005 in “JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” This case report describes a patient with glaucoma who developed reversible hyperpigmentation and hypertrichosis after using bimatoprost eye drops, aiming to explore prostaglandin analogues' potential roles in hair and depigmentation therapies.
5 citations
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July 2014 in “Actas dermo-sifiliográficas/Actas dermo-sifiliográficas” Latanoprost eye drops caused excessive hair growth and eyelash whitening in a woman.
40 citations
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August 2005 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” In this case report, a 3-year-old male with IFAP syndrome showed moderate improvement in skin symptoms and corneal erosions but no change in alopecia or photophobia after 6 months of acitretin therapy.
January 2023 in “Al-Azhar International Medical Journal /Al-Azhar International Medical Journal” This piece discusses the importance of diagnosing and treating refractive errors and ocular diseases in patients with alopecia areata for better prognosis, but it presents no new findings.
June 2023 in “British Journal of Dermatology” In this case report, researchers described a female child with total alopecia due to a mutation in the SNRPE gene, emphasizing the need for updated genetic testing as knowledge advances to avoid diagnostic delays in hereditary nonsyndromic hypotrichosis.
24 citations
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July 2005 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” In this case report, the authors suggest that topiramate, used for treating bipolar disorder, may cause trichomegaly, or excessive eyelash growth, in patients.
20 citations
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July 2013 in “European Journal of Oral Sciences” This study found a novel PAX9 gene mutation that may cause tooth agenesis and trichodysplasia in a studied family.
2 citations
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March 2022 in “Portuguese Journal of Nephrology & Hypertension” This manuscript describes two case reports of preterm newborns with a rare homozygous mutation in the epidermal growth factor receptor, leading to severe health issues and early mortality despite supportive care.
4 citations
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July 2019 in “Journal of cosmetic dermatology” This clinical study reported that while both 0.01% and 0.03% bimatoprost significantly improved eyebrow density and diameter in patients with eyebrow hypotrichosis, the 0.03% concentration was more clinically preferred by patients.
1 citations
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December 2019 in “Canadian journal of ophthalmology” This study presents a case of a pubertal girl with type 1 diabetes who developed proliferative diabetic retinopathy shortly after diagnosis, suggesting the need for earlier screening in high-risk groups.
2 citations
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July 2014 in “Journal of pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics” This case report describes a 62-year-old woman who developed chin and upper lip hair growth after using bimatoprost for glaucoma, highlighting hirsutism as a possible side effect of prostaglandin analogues.
1 citations
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November 2024 in “Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery” This study highlights fat grafting and nanofat as promising options for treating dark circles, offering benefits in improving both volume and skin quality through a single-stage procedure with long-lasting outcomes.
11 citations
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January 2021 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This report describes a new case of syndromic ichthyosis caused by compound heterozygous mutations in AP1B1, detailing the associated clinical features and molecular consequences in the patient.
This case report highlights the clinical and trichoscopic diagnosis of congenital triangular alopecia in a 9-month-old boy and notes the condition's typical unresponsiveness to traditional treatments.
This report presents a case of IFAP syndrome with the typical symptoms of alopecia universalis, severe photophobia, and follicular ichthyosis, but provides no additional clinical findings or conclusions.
26 citations
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September 1990 in “Ophthalmology” This case study found that a 7-year-old girl's crystalline cataract had sulfur-containing amino acids likely cystine, and was associated with abnormal hair conditions.
23 citations
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December 2008 in “Pediatric neurology” This study reports two new cases of Gomez-Lopez-Hernandez syndrome and suggests that trigeminal anesthesia and/or partial scalp alopecia may be key criteria for diagnosis.
9 citations
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July 2016 in “Genes” This study identified specific genetic variants as the cause of visual impairment and non-syndromic alopecia in two brothers, reinforcing the link between PDE6H variants and achromatopsia and LPAR6 variants and alopecia.
January 2025 in “Open Life Sciences” This study observed that transgenic mice with overexpression of HE4 developed keratitis and severe corneal opacity, suggesting that HE4 may significantly influence keratopathy and inflammatory responses in the eye.
January 2022 in “Skin appendage disorders” In this study, the researchers found that trichoscopy can effectively visualize scalp micropigmentation, identified by homogenous, grey to black circular dots similar to closely cut hair, potentially reducing the need for invasive procedures.
May 2022 in “International Journal of Trichology”
November 2023 in “Global Medical Genetics” This case report describes a 1-month-old male infant with Netherton syndrome, characterized by severe hypernatremia, skin and scalp issues, highlighting the syndrome's complications, including growth retardation and infection risks in early life.
3 citations
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October 2015 in “PubMed” This study found an increased risk of intraoperative iris billowing in rabbits treated with finasteride, similar to those treated with tamsulosin, suggesting further research in humans is needed.
2 citations
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January 2022 in “The Application of Clinical Genetics” This case report presents the first Russian patient with Meier-Gorlin syndrome 5, expanding clinical understanding through the identification of two novel CDC6 gene variants.
14 citations
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September 2015 in “Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery” This case report concludes that the presence of distinctive histiocytic responses in a Cambodian woman's eyelid lipogranulomas suggests surreptitious silicone injections despite her denial of prior procedures.
January 2015 in “Annals of dermatology/Annals of Dermatology” This report describes a case where travoprost treatment for open-angle glaucoma was associated with periocular hypertrichosis, hyperpigmentation, and eyelash growth, which gradually improved after discontinuation.
4 citations
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November 2024 in “BMC Ophthalmology” This case report describes a rare instance of a giant and atypical proliferating pilomatrixoma on the eyelid, successfully treated with surgical excision, with no recurrence observed after one year, emphasizing the need to excise and histologically evaluate enlarging periocular masses to rule out malignancy.
September 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This case study identified the condition as Monilethrix in a 17-year-old female, characterized by a beaded hair appearance and linked to a genetic cause.
2 citations
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March 2016 in “Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venerology” This report describes a rare case of congenital generalized hypertrichosis terminalis in a six-year-old boy with gingival hyperplasia, a coarse face, congenital hydronephrosis, and a heterozygous deletion on chromosome 17q12.
January 2015 in “Nasza Dermatologia Online” This case report describes an eight-year-old Kashmiri boy diagnosed with monilethrix, a rare genetic hair disorder, characterized by a beaded appearance and fragility of the hair shaft.