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This report documents the first known case of acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy potentially linked to pegylated interferon-alpha 2a in a woman undergoing treatment for chronic hepatitis C.

This letter to the editor documents a case where chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is associated with alopecia totalis and Sjögren syndrome, but reports no new clinical findings.

In this case report, a nine-year-old girl with both chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and alopecia universalis showed improvement in muscle weakness and hair loss after treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin and corticosteroids.

This case report describes a patient with SLE who developed acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, experiencing significant improvement after treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin, methylprednisolone, and cyclophosphamide.

This case report describes a 22-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematous whose primary symptom was vasculitic polyneuropathy, characterized by polyneuropathy and various positive autoimmune markers.

This case report describes a patient with unrecognized systemic lupus erythematosus, who experienced myocarditis, polyneuropathy, and pericarditis, and recovered following cardiac support and medication.

This study found that thalidomide increased peripheral lymphocyte counts and reduced inflammation in lupus erythematosus patients, but was associated with polyneuropathy, suggesting careful use in refractory cases.

This study reported that despite treatment, patients with severe thallium poisoning experienced lasting visual impairment and partial recovery of polyneuropathy over two years, with hair loss fully reversing.

This study demonstrated that acute thallium poisoning primarily manifests with gastrointestinal issues, polyneuropathy, and dermatological changes, and treatments like hemoperfusion and hemodialysis may improve symptoms.

Some people have severe allergic reactions to anthelminthic drugs, but these are often due to the parasites, not the drugs.

This review discusses neuroimmune communication in skin disorders and peripheral neuropathic pain, highlighting the complex interactions between sensory neurons and immune cells; it reports no new clinical results but suggests potential future therapies.

Lithium poisoning can cause severe health complications and requires careful monitoring.

This case report detailed a 38-year-old woman with thallium intoxication, who initially presented with polyneuropathy and alopecia. The diagnosis was confirmed by toxicology, and treatment with potassium hexacyanoferrate led to full recovery, underscoring the importance of early diagnosis and treatment in toxic polyneuropathies.

This case report about anterolateral leg alopecia discusses a potentially underreported condition with no new clinical results available.

This case report observed that despite treatment with Berlin blue and forced diuresis for thallium poisoning, a 42-year-old man experienced lasting distal polyneuropathy symptoms six months post-hospital discharge.

This study describes a case where a patient's rapid hair loss and specific hair root changes helped diagnose thallium poisoning.

This report describes two cases of chronic arsenicism, one involving criminal poisoning by a sibling and the other associated with prolonged use of Fowler's solution.

This review discusses the potential of curcumin and its formulations to mitigate neuropathic and postoperative pain, highlighting positive outcomes in preclinical and clinical studies but noting the need for further clinical research.

This review suggests that mesenchymal stem cells' therapeutic effects might be due to bioactive substances they release, rather than the cells themselves, highlighting the potential of the MSC secretome as a novel, cell-free therapeutic approach.

This case study describes a 29-year-old woman whose severe liver injury was primarily attributed to chronic arsenic exposure, highlighting the importance of recognizing metal toxicity in patient care.

This case report describes a patient with adrenomyeloneuropathy, highlighting unusual MRI findings of high signal areas in the right striatum.

This study details a case of a 20-year-old woman with APECED syndrome and alopecia areata who experienced complete scalp hair regrowth and improved quality of life after nine months of ruxolitinib treatment, highlighting the drug's effectiveness for severe AA linked to AIRE gene mutation.

This article reviews the challenges patients face after critical illness and highlights the potential benefits of individualized rehabilitation programs, though it reports no new clinical results.

The man has a disease causing skin patches, thickened nerves, and mild muscle weakness.

This review discusses various skin lesions associated with endocrinologic disorders such as Cushing's syndrome and adrenal insufficiency, and it reports no new clinical results.

This case study observed isoniazid-induced alopecia in a patient, which was confirmed as reversible since hair regrowth resumed after the drug was discontinued.

In this study, a mouse model with a PIK3CA gain-of-function mutation in Schwann cells revealed unique communication with neighboring cells and a glycolytic shift in peripheral nerves, and early alpelisib treatment significantly improved symptoms, though efficacy declined with delayed administration due to limited drug penetration.

This systematic review of Mendelian randomization studies reports that autoimmune thyroid disease is associated with increased risk for numerous health conditions, including coronary atherosclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, while decreasing risks for others, such as lung cancer.

This clinical letter identifies Rothmund-Thomson syndrome type 2 as a rare cause of chronic wounds, but provides no new experimental findings.

Neuromyotonia and morphoea can occur together in the same body areas.