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This case report describes a 27-year-old woman with lupus erythematosus whose biopsy findings indicated that lupus panniculitis can mimic alopecia areata, leading to temporary hair loss.

This case report describes a rare instance of lichen planus preceding vitiligo in a 13-year-old boy, suggesting a non-coincidental association between the two conditions.

This study found that dermoscopy showed distinctive patterns for different types of alopecia, supporting its clinical usefulness for diagnosing diseases with small round or oval hairless patches on the scalp.

In this study, researchers reported significant hair growth in an 8-year-old with hypotrichosis simplex of the scalp after treatment with a combination of oral botanical extracts and minoxidil, marking the first documented use of botanical extracts as a potential therapeutic approach for this condition.

Immunocompromised patients can develop skin and hair issues due to a virus.

The boy had a fungal scalp infection called kerion, which was cured with oral antifungal medication.

This study describes a distinct variant of lupus panniculitis in East Asians, characterized by reversible, linear alopecia along Blaschko’s lines on the scalp, without systemic lupus erythematosus associations.

This case report describes an 8-year-old male with tinea capitis and Trichorrhexis invaginata, who showed significant improvement after treatment with oral micronized griseofulvin.

This article describes erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp, emphasizing its chronic nature, potential complications, and the lack of specific diagnostic findings, but reports no new clinical results.

This case report describes a unique instance of an otherwise healthy infant with phylloid terminal hair nevus, a form of hypomelanosis without extracutaneous abnormalities.

This case report in a child suggests that lichen planus pemphigoides may represent a heterogeneous group of disorders, potentially triggered by conditions like varicella.

This case report describes a 59-year-old woman diagnosed with frontal fibrosing alopecia, presenting with scarring alopecia and perifollicular erythematous papules.

This discussion highlights the evolving clinical spectrum of lichen planopilaris, noting atypical features and presentations in younger males that suggest potential different pathomechanisms from previously recognized variants.

Persistent papular plaques on children's faces need better understanding and treatment.

This study reviews the diverse clinical presentations of tinea capitis, such as gray patches, a "black dot" appearance, and kerion, highlighting its complex differential diagnosis with conditions like alopecia areata and psoriasis.

This case report describes a 35-year-old woman with diffuse partial woolly hair occurring alongside epidermolysis bullosa with mottled pigmentation.

This case report describes a 16-year-old girl with both tinea faciale and systemic lupus erythematosus, highlighting the challenges in differentiating overlapping dermatoses.

This study identified a novel locus for hereditary hypotrichosis simplex on chromosome 13q12.12~12.3 in a four-generation Chinese family.

In this case report, a 68-year-old Caucasian woman with Brunsting-Perry pemphigoid experienced scarring alopecia, which was effectively managed using intralesional betamethasone and topical mometasone furoate, suggesting this rare condition may be underdiagnosed in scarring alopecia cases.

This study found that the most common form of cicatricial alopecia was lichen planopilaris (27.5%), followed by discoid lupus erythematosus (25%), while perifollicular fibrosis was the prevalent histopathological feature (65%).

This case report describes a unique instance of plica neuropathica in a 14-year-old girl linked to chronic illness and acute infection, leading to complete hair loss.

This study identified a novel bi-allelic missense variant in the DSC3 gene linked to severe Hypotrichosis with Recurrent Skin Vesicles in a Saudi child, supporting its role in the condition.

This report covers the diagnosis and treatment of equine pemphigus foliaceus presented by a case study of a Hackney pony mare, showing improvement with prednisolone treatment.

In this study, white females with Ludwig I female pattern hair loss had significantly higher hair density on the occipital scalp area, while Asian females had significantly thicker hair diameters in both frontal and occipital areas.

This article presents two cases of tinea capitis in postpubertal individuals highlighting the importance of early treatment to prevent scarring and permanent hair loss; it reports no new clinical results.

This study reports the first known case of linear lichen planopilaris following Blaschko's lines in a nonfacial region.

This case study describes a patient with secondary syphilis, including alopecia syphilitica diffusa, whose symptoms resolved completely after treatment with benzylpenicillin following prednisolone prophylaxis.