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The document discusses various eye conditions and their treatments, including a rare eye cancer in a baby, vision loss from a cancer drug, cataracts from a baldness treatment, a rare skin disorder, and a specific type of eye disease diagnosed with a special imaging technique.

Some drugs can cause skin reactions, which may improve when the drug is stopped, and rapid diagnosis and stopping the drug is crucial.

A 3-year-old girl developed scurvy symptoms that improved with vitamin C but relapsed when supplementation stopped.

Multiple eye conditions were studied, highlighting the importance of various imaging methods for diagnosis, the vision side effects of drugs tamoxifen and Propecia, and the usefulness of optical coherence tomography for diagnosing and monitoring macular and retinal diseases.

Many hair diseases, including those caused by medications and psychological issues, can lead to hair loss and require proper treatment and specialist care.

Experts don't fully agree on how to diagnose certain hair growth disorders and more research is needed to understand them better.

Some drugs, especially biologics, can cause skin reactions that look like other skin diseases, and stopping the drug usually helps clear up these reactions.

Cutaneous lupus patients have higher levels of certain immune cells in their blood and skin.

The 2015 Hair Research Congress concluded that stem cells, maraviroc, and simvastatin could potentially treat Alopecia Areata, topical minoxidil, finasteride, and steroids could treat Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia, and PTGDR2 antagonists could also treat alopecia. They also found that low-level light therapy could help with hair loss, a robotic device could assist in hair extraction, and nutrition could aid hair growth. They suggested that Alopecia Areata is an inflammatory disorder, not a single disease, indicating a need for personalized treatments.

Dermoscopy helps diagnose different hair loss conditions, and characteristics vary among ethnicities and individual cases.

Accurate diagnosis of cicatricial alopecias requires thorough scalp examination and multiple biopsy techniques.

Trichoscopy helps tell apart Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia and Lichen planopilaris by showing different hair and scalp features.

A man developed recurring scalp inflammation and hair loss after a head injury.

Safflower oil nanoparticles can deliver hFGF10 to hair follicles, reduce inflammation, and potentially speed up hair growth in conditions causing hair loss.

People with Alopecia Areata and Androgenic Alopecia have more mast cells in their scalp than healthy individuals, especially those with Alopecia Areata.

In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy is useful for evaluating hair shaft diseases but needs improvement for deeper hair follicle issues.

New therapies for alopecia areata show potential but need more research.

Trichoscopy can help diagnose and monitor the progression of dissecting cellulitis.

Current corticosteroid pulse therapy is not very effective for severe rapidly progressive alopecia areata.

Methotrexate may help stabilize frontal fibrosing alopecia.

A 17-year-old girl had severe, on-and-off hair loss, likely due to COVID-19. She was treated with Vitamin D3, biotin, and other supplements, and saw some improvement within a month.

LC-OCT is an effective new method for diagnosing classic lichen planopilaris.

People with hypothyroidism and hair loss often have more hair and scalp issues than those without thyroid problems.

Using one's own fat may help treat hair loss.

The study concluded that key signs of Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans are changes in terminal hair and vellus hair follicles, which likely start the inflammation and damage to hair follicles.

The research suggests immune system changes and specific gene expression may contribute to male hair loss, proposing potential new treatments.

Certain hairstyles, diabetes, scalp infections, and vitamin D deficiency may increase the risk of hair loss in Black women; more research is needed for better treatment.

A woman's large nose growth was initially misdiagnosed, but later confirmed to be giant rhinophyma after full removal and examination.

The 1550 nm fractional Er:Glass laser improved hair regrowth in patients with androgenic alopecia, but didn't significantly change collagen type I, skin fibroblasts, or macrophages. More research is needed for optimal results.

The conclusion is that having both Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia and Discoid Lupus Erythematosus may suggest a shared immune response in certain people, and a mix of antimalarial drugs and 5-alfa-reductase inhibitors is recommended for treatment.