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Chemotherapy improved a girl's painful foot condition linked to pachyonychia congenita.

A 4-year-old girl was diagnosed with trichotillomania, a condition where she pulls out her hair, which may resolve on its own or require therapy.

Trichoscopy helps diagnose and monitor the treatment of fungal scalp infections in children.

Triple horizontal scalp biopsies are 98% accurate in diagnosing hair loss, better than single biopsies.

Wearing a cap doesn't affect quality of life for Indian men with hair loss, but severe hair loss does lower it. Older men have more severe hair loss, and those who wear caps more often want less treatment.

The 'Swiss cheese' pattern in scalp biopsies can indicate trichotillomania, not just alopecia areata.

The document suggests that hair loss after stopping birth control may be similar to post-pregnancy hair loss and could recur with future pregnancies.

Hair greying is seen as a sign of aging; temporary fixes like hair dye are used, but a balanced diet and hair care can help manage it.

A teenage girl with a fungal scalp infection got better with antifungal and allergy medication, plus medicated shampoo.

Activin A increases inner ear hair cell development, while follistatin decreases it.

The document concludes that an experimental drug may help wound healing in Epidermolysis Bullosa, links Hydroa vacciniforme to EBV, discusses diagnosing hair loss disorders, finds many children with eczema have allergies, reviews the safety of a skin medication in children, notes side effects of a Duchenne's treatment, and identifies a marker for pediatric mastocytosis.

A 45-year-old woman with autoimmune diseases experienced patchy hair loss due to alopecia areata, which has no cure but can be treated, with varying success.

Genetic testing for cancer risk can lead to early and life-saving treatments in people without symptoms.

Finding a positive nonsentinel lymph node in melanoma patients indicates a worse prognosis.

Alopecia Areata is a hair loss condition affecting all genders, often linked to other diseases, with treatments available but varying success rates.

Hair loss can be linked to hormonal changes, and physical conditions like heart defects can cause depression.

Hair loss treated with minoxidil, finasteride, laser/light, hair transplant, and scalp prostheses; more research needed for skin of color.

Topical Saw Palmetto and Trichogen Veg Complex increased hair count by 11.9% and improved hair growth in 48% of men with hair loss.

Cyclosporin doesn't stop hair loss.

Finasteride doesn't effectively treat hair loss in postmenopausal women.

Some postmenopausal women with frontal fibrosing alopecia stopped losing hair with finasteride treatment, hinting at a possible hormonal cause.

Hair loss in men is common, treatable, but not curable.

Mostly postmenopausal Caucasian women get Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia, which often includes eyebrow loss and has limited treatment success.

Platelet-rich plasma with a new carrier significantly increases hair thickness without serious side effects.

Male hormones, particularly DHT, are linked to male pattern hair loss, and treatments like finasteride can help, but they don't work for postmenopausal women's hair loss, which may have different causes.

Minoxidil shortens baldness from chemotherapy by 50.2 days without significant side effects.

Finasteride and minoxidil are effective for hair regrowth, while treatments for alopecia areata have varying success and continuous treatment is necessary.

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a cheap and easy treatment for hair loss, but not suitable for everyone. It also helps in healing ulcers, rejuvenating skin, and improving hair transplants.

Minoxidil increases hair weight and count temporarily in men with hair loss.

Flutamide may slightly improve hair loss in women, but finasteride does not work.