April 2013 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Diabetic patients often have ingrown nails due to obesity, high blood pressure, past injuries, bad nail trimming, nail fungus, weak foot pulse, and weak knee reflex.
Iron supplements may reverse premature graying in iron-deficient individuals; ingrown nails are common in diabetics with certain risk factors; topical finasteride may reduce scalp DHT as effectively as oral finasteride; monilethrix treatment is challenging but some medications can help.
January 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” Different nail disorders are treated by targeting their specific causes and using appropriate medications or protective measures.
25 citations
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October 2017 in “Clinics in Dermatology” This review discusses common hair and nail diseases in the elderly and reports no new clinical results, noting their significant impact on quality of life.
6 citations
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October 2006 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This article discusses central trichoptilosis with onycholysis but provides no new clinical results.
2 citations
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December 2013 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This article is a letter to the editor about onychogryphosis associated with an elastic wire, and reports no new research findings.
February 2010 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A woman's nail separation was likely caused by poor blood flow, and a treatment for similar conditions might help.
3 citations
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January 2020 in “Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina Pannonica et Adriatica” Cryotherapy is effective for ingrown toenails, especially in single cases, but has high recurrence in younger and bilateral cases.
July 2026 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology”
February 2013 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Iron supplements may reverse premature hair graying caused by iron deficiency.
February 2013 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Finasteride solution helps treat hair loss.
April 2014 in “Jurnal Biomedik : JBM” This case report diagnosed an 8-year-old girl with trachyonychia and secondary onychomycosis, finding that spontaneous improvement is common, making specific therapy often unnecessary despite treatment challenges with associated fungal infections.
22 citations
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March 2021 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” This review discusses the integration of ultrasound in dermatology for improved lesion visualization and diagnosis, highlighting recent technological advancements like handheld devices and high-frequency probes, and reports no clinical results.
4 citations
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June 2014 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Elkonyxis, a rare nail condition, improved when patients stopped their nail-picking habits.
13 citations
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June 2010 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study reports previously unreported nail features in Cronkhite-Canada syndrome, specifically recurrent onychomadesis of all 20 nails linked to systemic illness.
48 citations
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September 2009 in “Dermato-endocrinology” This article reviews skin signs in patients with anorexia nervosa and their potential role in early diagnosis but reports no clinical results; it emphasizes the importance of dermatologists in recognizing these signs.
11 citations
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June 2017 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” This study observed changes in dermatological disease incidence in a Brazilian town, with increases in conditions like sexually transmitted diseases and leprosy and decreases in others such as urticaria and superficial mycoses between 2003 and 2014.
8 citations
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March 2015 in “Neuromuscular Disorders” This study found that adult patients with Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 exhibited a higher prevalence of various morphofunctional, inflammatory, and proliferative skin disorders compared to healthy controls.
6 citations
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March 2020 in “Jornal de Pediatria” This study found that inflammatory dermatoses, especially atopic dermatitis, were the most common pediatric skin conditions at a Brazilian reference center, highlighting different patterns compared to adult skin disorders.
6 citations
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February 2014 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This study found that acanthosis nigricans and skin tags in nondiabetic, obese patients were significantly associated with higher insulin levels, suggesting they may serve as clinical markers of hyperinsulinemia.
6 citations
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January 2011 in “Springer eBooks” Nutrition is important for skin health, and changing diet can help prevent and treat skin diseases.
5 citations
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April 2007 in “Expert Review of Dermatology” This abstract is incomplete and does not provide new research findings or conclusions.
2 citations
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October 2021 in “Journal of skin and stem cell” This study observed that nail abnormalities often indicate underlying dermatological or systemic conditions, with psoriasis and infections being the most common causes among patients.
2 citations
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October 2018 in “Springer eBooks” Cancer treatments can cause skin-related side effects that may affect patient quality of life and require changes in treatment.
This case report describes a unique dermatologic condition called SCRATCH, occurring in a runner due to shirt friction, which resulted in clumped axillary hairs and temporary alopecia.
October 2023 in “Journal of Medicine, University of Santo Tomas (JMUST Online)” This study reported that among Filipino elderly patients, xerosis/xerotic eczema was the most common dermatological condition leading to consultation, with inflammatory dermatoses being the predominant category of skin diseases observed from 2014 to 2018 at a tertiary hospital's dermatology service.
July 2017 in “British Journal of Dermatology” The document concludes that scalp conditions have various causes and can present in many different ways.
January 2017 in “Springer eBooks” The document explains various skin conditions and their treatments.
June 2023 in “Revista médica hondureña” In this study conducted at the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Ward, 65% of hospitalized pediatric cancer patients developed dermatological lesions, predominantly alopecia and mucositis, possibly due to the administration of plant alkaloid chemotherapy, consistent with existing literature.
March 2012 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Hand-foot-mouth disease may cause nail loss in children.