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December 1997 in “Archives of dermatology” This report describes a case of trichostasis spinulosa, a condition with pruritic, black papules on the face caused by keratotic plugs with embedded vellus hairs.
April 2024 in “Indian dermatology online journal” This case report describes a 53-year-old woman with a rare presentation of trichostasis spinulosa on her breast and abdomen, featuring itchy, comedo-like lesions. Dermoscopy revealed diagnostic features that may eliminate the need for a biopsy, highlighting the potential for non-invasive diagnosis in such cases.
June 2023 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This report describes a 60-year-old female with pretibial pruritic papular dermatitis who showed significant improvement of skin lesions after one month of treatment with oral pentoxifylline. The authors highlight the unique clinical and histological features of PPPD and propose pentoxifylline as a potential therapy.
December 2022 in “Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health” This article presents the case of a 14-year-old girl with persistent itchy papules in her armpits and pubic area, awaiting diagnosis details.
November 2021 in “Anais brasileiros de dermatologia/Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” This article describes a case of pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy, a rare, benign skin condition that occurs in the later stages of pregnancy and resolves after delivery without affecting maternal or fetal health.
September 2013 in “The veterinary nurse” This article discusses the management of pruritic skin diseases in cats, focusing on diagnosis and the importance of client communication, but reports no new clinical results.
February 2010 in “Emergency Medicine News” This case report describes a 36-year-old African American woman with discoid lupus resulting in skin lesions, highlighting the need for a multidisciplinary approach in managing cutaneous and systemic lupus symptoms.
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August 2022 in “International journal of women’s dermatology” This case report suggests that intradermal botulinum toxin type A may alleviate pruritus and reduce papules in Fox-Fordyce disease, improving quality of life without serious adverse effects for at least six months.
October 2022 in “JAAD case reports” This case report identifies necrolytic migratory erythema associated with a glucagonoma in a 40-year-old man, presenting with distinct skin lesions, weight loss, and diarrhea.
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January 2025 in “Burns & Trauma” This study found that targeting the molecule Midkine may reduce pain and itching in keloid patients by inhibiting specific Schwann cell activities contributing to these symptoms.
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October 1958 in “Archives of Dermatology” This report describes a 1949 case of a young girl with a rare congenital ectodermal defect causing unique hair fragility, which had not been previously documented in the literature.
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February 2002 in “Australasian journal of dermatology” This case report describes the first known instance of fibrosing alopecia associated with cutaneous lichen planus, suggesting fibrosing alopecia may be a variant of lichen planopilaris.
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December 2003 in “Veterinary Dermatology” This research observed that triamcinolone was more effective at inducing remission in cats with pemphigus foliaceus without significant side effects compared to prednisone or its combination with chlorambucil.
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January 2016 in “Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health” In this study, a majority of pregnant women in Northern Kerala experienced physiological skin changes such as hyperpigmentation and striae gravidarum, with infections also being common dermatological issues.
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April 2006 in “Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology” Shaving caused a mild, itchy pubic rash with small bumps and crusts.
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March 2004 in “AIDS” This case report highlights that immune reconstitution after starting HAART can lead to demodex folliculitis in HIV patients, emphasizing the need to consider it in differential diagnosis of skin eruptions.
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March 2010 in “BMC veterinary research” The study found that while a clinical protocol showed high specificity in detecting scrapie in goats, its low sensitivity suggests many cases might be missed if diagnosis is only based on clinical signs.
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October 2002 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This study presents a microscopic analysis of the pruritic variant of trichostasis spinulosa in two patients and reviews existing literature, reporting no new clinical results.
24 citations
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June 2011 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This review summarizes physiologic skin changes during pregnancy and specific pregnancy-related dermatoses but reports no new clinical results.
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January 2010 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology” This review discusses the role of skin manifestations as early markers and prognostic indicators of HIV infection in children but reports no new clinical results.
15 citations
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August 2004 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This report presents a rare case where molluscum contagiosum folliculitis developed after a 23-year-old woman shaved her legs, highlighting the need to consider viral causes in similar persistent skin conditions following hair removal.
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October 1999 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This case report describes a 30-year-old man who developed superficial bacterial folliculitis after sleeping on a waterbed and was effectively treated with topical clindamycin gel.
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January 2012 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This case report describes oleoma on the thighs and buttocks appearing two years after an injection for cellulite treatment, suggesting the need for more research to ensure the procedure's safety and efficacy.
13 citations
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January 2013 in “Our Dermatology Online” This study found that polymorphic eruption was the most common pregnancy-related dermatosis, occurring mostly in the third trimester.
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March 1998 in “PubMed” This study describes a 4-year-old spayed female ferret diagnosed with adrenocortical carcinoma, where surgical removal of the mass resulted in complete hair regrowth and improvement of clinical symptoms within four weeks.
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August 2017 in “Skin appendage disorders” Red dots on the upper chest may be an early sign of certain types of hair loss.
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October 1983 in “Archives of Dermatology” 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.
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February 2016 in “Sultan Qaboos University medical journal” This case report describes a patient with a severe pruritic rash and hair loss in both axillary regions, with no fluorescence under a Wood's lamp and hair follicle-centred papules observed through dermoscopy.
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January 2015 in “Case reports in medicine” In this case report, a novel missense mutation c.1360G>C (p.Ala454Pro) in the MBTPS2 gene was identified in a boy with typical IFAP syndrome and severe atopic features, although no phenotype/genotype correlation was established.
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November 1979 in “Archives of dermatology” In this case report, a 21-year-old woman's Fox-Fordyce disease was successfully controlled using topical 0.1% tretinoin cream.