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This report highlights that trichoscopy is a useful, non-invasive tool for diagnosing tinea capitis in children, particularly in areas where lab facilities are limited.

In this study, the authors evaluated 200 Egyptian children with focal non-cicatricial alopecia, finding that alopecia areata (42%) and tinea capitis (40.5%) were the most prevalent causes. Trichoscopy identified unique features for each condition, enhancing diagnosis and management.

In this case study, a 15-year-old obese boy was diagnosed with acanthosis nigricans and hair casts in the axillae, with Wood's lamp and dermoscopic examination revealing specific features, yet fungal infection was ruled out through a negative KOH test.

This case report details a 61-year-old Afro-Caribbean man with pseudofolliculitis barbae induced by oral minoxidil.

A rare fungal infection caused hair loss in a North American infant.

Hair casts are often mistaken for head lice, scalp pain in hair loss is linked to certain nerve factors, eyelash growth treatment is safe and effective, and nail shedding in children may follow hand-foot-mouth disease.

This case report describes a rare complication of eyelash transplantation, where it resulted in trichiasis and corneal surface damage, highlighting the need for preoperative counseling about potential ocular risks.

This report describes a case of pneumonitis caused by metronidazole in a 42-year-old woman hospitalized with no known drug hypersensitivity.

This report describes effective treatment of demodicosis in ferrets using amitraz, marking the first known cases in this species.

This case report describes an adult female who developed localized hair loss on her scalp two months after tick bites, illustrating tick bite alopecia's distinct patterns and highlighting the need to consider ticks as a possible cause of such hair loss.

This case report describes a 35-year-old man with Malassezia folliculitis occurring alongside granuloma annulare and alopecia areata, which had not been previously documented together.

A girl with Crohn's disease developed hair loss from her medication, which improved with treatment but later returned.

This study observed that tributyltin pollution induces imposex, reduces reproductive success, and leads to population decline in Ocinebrina aciculata, highlighting its sensitivity compared to other prosobranch species.

This case report describes a 45-year-old woman with a trichoadenoma of the eyelid, emphasizing the importance of histopathological examination for accurately diagnosing excised eyelid lesions.

This report describes two cases of alopecia in neutered female ferrets linked to neoplastic tissue at the site of an ovarian pedicle, suggesting an ovarian origin for the tumors.

This review discusses the history, strengths, and weaknesses of dermatology podcasts and provides no new results, advocating for more involvement from prestigious journals and institutions in creating evidence-based content.

In this study, outbreaks of tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans were linked to hairdressing in Sardinian barbershops, with 10 young adult men developing the infection following haircuts; timely treatment is crucial to prevent complications like scarring alopecia.

This study of pilomatrixoma cases in children reveals that these benign tumors typically present as painless masses under the eyebrow and can be effectively treated with surgical excision, though rare rapid growth may occur.

This case study describes a 17-year-old girl initially thought to be experiencing a Crohn disease exacerbation, but ultimately found to have a trichobezoar causing small bowel obstruction.

This report describes a case of reversible alopecia in a 10-year-old boy attributed to isoniazid use during anti-tuberculosis therapy.

In this case report, a 48-year-old woman's hyperandrogenism, presenting with symptoms like acne and hirsutism, was attributed to a benign Leydig cell tumor, which resolved after surgical removal.

This case report describes a rare instance of trichotillomania, tricophagia, and a gastric trichobezoar in an 11-year-old boy, emphasizing the importance of a multidisciplinary approach involving surgery and psychiatric evaluation to address this uncommon psychiatric disorder.

This study reviews prior research using transgenic K6/ODC mice and demonstrates that elevated polyamines in epithelial cells contribute significantly to skin tumor development and progression by stimulating proliferation, altering cell signaling and chromatin remodeling, and affecting immune functionality, amongst other mechanisms.

In this study from a veterinary college, three cats with notoedric mange were treated with weekly subcutaneous injections of Ivermectin (0.2 mg/kg) combined with supportive therapy, leading to successful recovery over four weeks.

This article is a letter to the editor about onychogryphosis associated with an elastic wire, and reports no new research findings.

This case study reports a potential link between ichthyosis and scalp paresthesia, noting that fluocinolone, a synthetic corticosteroid, was effective in reducing paresthesia episodes, suggesting its possible role in the symptomatic treatment of this condition.

This report discusses the use of intralesional cidofovir and suggests it might be a viable option for treating SCC due to its successful outcome without observed systemic toxicity in this case.

This case report from the study describes a dog suffering from dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum canis, presenting with alopecia on the neck and ear, illustrating the zoonotic risk of these fungal infections in both animals and humans, particularly in hot and humid climates.