30 citations
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June 2006 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” In this study, oral zinc sulphate was found to cause hair hypopigmentation and significantly inhibit eumelanogenesis in mice.
2 citations
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June 2011 in “Journal of clinical and experimental investigations” This study found that oral zinc sulphate appeared effective and safe for treating thallium poisoning, particularly in reducing hair and skin symptoms and mitigating its severe progression in patients.
June 2011 in “Journal of clinical and experimental investigations” This study suggests that oral zinc sulphate may be an effective and safe treatment for thallium poisoning, particularly in improving dermatological symptoms and reducing the progression of the condition.
165 citations
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January 2014 in “Dermatology Research and Practice” This review discusses the various dermatological applications of zinc, including its use in treating infections, inflammatory dermatoses, pigmentary disorders, and neoplasias, and reports no new clinical findings.
35 citations
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January 2006 in “Journal of Dermatological Treatment” This review found little evidence supporting zinc as a first-line treatment for dermatological conditions, except in cases of systemic zinc deficiency, and suggests further research is needed.
112 citations
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July 2008 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This review outlines the diagnosis and management of folliculitis decalvans, an inflammatory scalp disorder, and highlights Staphylococcus aureus and immune response deficiencies as key factors in its development.
50 citations
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December 1999 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Finasteride improves hidradenitis suppurativa but not for child-bearing women.
41 citations
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September 2018 in “Australasian journal of dermatology” This review suggests that oral prednisolone pulse therapy and oral inosiplex may be effective for alopecia areata, but robust evidence from randomized controlled trials is lacking, highlighting the need for better-designed future studies.
16 citations
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November 2008 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This case report describes a patient with a hepatitis C diagnosis whose acral rash, initially unresponsive to psoriasis treatment, showed significant improvement with oral zinc sulfate, suggesting a diagnosis of necrolytic acral erythema.
12 citations
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January 2011 in “Journal of the Saudi Society of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery” This study documented an outbreak of thallium poisoning in Iraq, highlighting its dermatological, neurological, and psychological signs, which are crucial for accurate diagnosis.
10 citations
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January 2015 in “Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery” In this study, telogen effluvium was commonly found to be associated with iron-deficiency anemia and hypothyroidism among female patients in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
13 citations
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June 2020 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This review discusses erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp, highlighting its wide variety of causes and multiple effective treatment options beyond high-potency topical steroids, and reports no new clinical results.
6 citations
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January 2000 in “The Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine” In this study, an 11-year-old girl with acrodermatitis enteropathica showed significant improvement in symptoms after oral zinc therapy.
January 2014 in “Michigan telecommunications and technology law review” This study reported that alcoholic cirrhosis patients with zinc deficiency and skin lesions showed rapid symptom improvement with oral zinc sulfate treatment, confirming the diagnosis.
18 citations
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January 1987 in “PubMed” This study found that plasma zinc concentrations were significantly lower in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis, especially those with skin manifestations of zinc deficiency, compared to control subjects.
2 citations
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October 1982 in “PubMed” This article reports two cases where zinc deficiency caused by excessive bowel resection and parenteral nutrition led to skin lesions that improved rapidly with zinc sulfate supplementation.
December 2022 in “Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists” This review highlights zinc's role in health and disease, noting its involvement in immune function and its therapeutic potential for conditions like alopecia areata and psoriasis, but it reports no new clinical results.
October 2025 in “Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology” This case study documents a boy with zinc-responsive acral hyperkeratosis improving significantly after zinc supplementation, suggesting it could result from inadequately treated acrodermatitis enteropathica.
November 2008 in “Central Plains Medical Journal” This study found that combining zinc with topical minoxidil significantly improved curative rates in treating androgenetic alopecia after 9 and 12 months compared to zinc alone.
5 citations
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April 2013 in “Nasza Dermatologia Online” This study reports no new clinical results on oral zinc therapy for acrodermatitis enteropathica but provides demographic data and symptom prevalence among thirty affected children.
December 2015 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This article compares the efficacy of topical tea and zinc sulfate in treating acne rosacea but does not present new clinical results.
11 citations
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February 1990 in “PubMed” This study found that zinc treatment in alopecia areata patients may increase CD8+ cells, suggesting its effectiveness could be due to immunomodulation.
11 citations
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April 2017 in “Journal of research in pharmacy practice” This study found that the combination of zinc sulfate and calcium pantothenate improved hair density and participant satisfaction in women with hair loss, suggesting its potential as an initial treatment option.
27 citations
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May 2010 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This review discusses the use of zinc in treating dermatological conditions and concludes that, aside from systemic zinc deficiency, its efficacy as a primary treatment is unproven, though it may be useful as a supplementary therapy.
6 citations
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January 2019 in “Indian Journal of Pharmacology” In this case study, a 14-year-old female with premature hair graying showed improved hair color after treatment with a topical Melitane 5% formulation and oral hair supplements.
March 2011 in “Journal of clinical and experimental investigations” This study describes two thallium poisoning outbreaks, highlighting characteristic symptoms like hair loss and peripheral neuropathy, and emphasizes that such poisoning can stem from accidental or criminal ingestion.
November 2018 in “Springer eBooks” Children need early diagnosis and treatment for iron-deficiency anemia to prevent learning problems and promote health.
65 citations
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January 2009 in “Annals of Dermatology” In this study, oral zinc supplementation for twelve weeks increased serum zinc levels in alopecia areata patients with low zinc, showing positive hair regrowth in 66.7% of participants, though this was not statistically significant.
6 citations
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January 2017 in “Dermato-endocrinology” This study found that androsterone glucuronate (ADT-G) was the only androgenic metabolite sensitive to detecting differences between adult women with acne and controls, and its levels decreased with systemic treatment.
11 citations
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January 2022 in “Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” This review discusses current and emerging therapies for alopecia areata, highlights the challenges in managing this chronic disease, and emphasizes the importance of addressing its psychosocial impacts; it reports no new clinical results.