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March 2019 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” Hair transplantation can help transgender patients affirm their gender identity.
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July 2012 in “British journal of hospital medicine” The guide helps clinicians diagnose and manage hair loss, detailing examination techniques and treatments for different types of alopecia.
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January 2017 in “Springer eBooks” The document explains various skin conditions and their treatments.
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February 2001 in “Journal of paediatrics and child health” A new mutation in the mitochondrial DNA was found in a boy with MELAS, even though his family didn't show typical signs.
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July 2013 in “Archives of Plastic Surgery” Using thigh skin, doctors successfully rebuilt a woman's scalp after removing a large tumor, with no tumor return after 8 months.
December 2024 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology” Atypical male hair loss may not respond to usual treatments.
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January 2013 in “Clinical and Developmental Immunology” Alopecia areata is caused by immune system attacks on hair follicles, often triggered by viral infections.
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June 2005 in “Archives of Dermatology” Etanercept may not prevent alopecia areata from coming back.
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January 2018 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” Upper eyelid hyperpigmentation can help diagnose facial lichen planus pigmentosus in patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia.
January 2025 in “Journal of the Egyptian Womenʼs Dermatologic Society” Higher substance P levels may cause discomfort in hair loss patients.
February 2024 in “Rheumatology & autoimmunity” Lupus can cause unusual vision problems, so it's important to consider it in such cases.
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September 2023 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Early detection and treatment of folliculitis keloidalis can prevent disease progression.
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September 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp is a condition that causes inflammation and scarring on the scalp, mainly affecting African-American men, and can lead to permanent hair loss.
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August 1985 in “Archives of Dermatology” Acquired Progressive Kinking of Hair is likely an early sign of male pattern baldness.