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This study reported that the prevalence of atopic dermatitis in cats was higher than previously suggested, with severe nonseasonal pruritus most common, and certain breeds were predisposed.

This study reported that Malassezia-associated dermatitis can cause pruritus in cats with feline paraneoplastic alopecia.

This study found that 87% of patients with stage IIA and IIB melanoma treated with low-dose alpha-interferon reported cutaneous side effects, with the most common being hair loss.

This study suggests that Malassezia spp. overgrowth may contribute to pruritus and skin lesions in allergic cats, with antifungal treatments alone providing substantial improvements.

This article discusses the potential for severe adverse cutaneous drug reactions with mood-stabilizing agents, emphasizing the importance of monitoring and patient communication, but reports no new clinical findings.

This review discusses normal skin changes during pregnancy such as pigmentary and glandular alterations, highlighting the need for physician awareness to avoid unnecessary treatments, and reports no new clinical findings.

This study found that trichorrhexis nodosa, a common cause of unexplained hair loss, is primarily caused by trauma rather than a metabolic defect.

This study suggests that trichoscopic features, such as perifollicular erythema and cicatricial white patches, are independently associated with pruritus and the severity of frontal fibrosing alopecia.

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.

This review discusses pediculosis capitis, emphasizing its diagnosis and treatment strategies, but reports no new clinical results; the authors highlight the need for concurrent treatment of all close contacts.

This study observed that hair breakage may indicate early central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia in African American women, suggesting that it should be considered in their differential diagnosis.

This article reports that hypervitaminosis A in both experimental rats and children leads to severe symptoms such as weight loss, bone issues, and skin problems, which resolve upon stopping vitamin A intake.

This study concluded that a combined once-daily solution of 5% minoxidil and 0.01% tretinoin is as effective and safe as the conventional twice-daily 5% minoxidil application for treating androgenetic alopecia in men.

This study found that 1% ketoconazole and 1% piroctone olamine shampoos increased hair shaft thickness and reduced hair shedding in men with telogen effluvium and androgenic alopecia associated with dandruff.

This review discusses the skin side effects associated with targeted cancer therapies and reports no new clinical results; it emphasizes the need for empirical management based on expert opinion.

Shaving caused a mild, itchy pubic rash with small bumps and crusts.

This study found that selective deletion of Ctip2 in epidermal keratinocytes in adult mice leads to atopic dermatitis-like inflammation and suggests Ctip2 plays a crucial role in skin barrier maintenance and inflammatory regulation.

This article reviews the role of diet in various skin disorders and suggests that dietary changes may aid in managing certain conditions, though it reports no new clinical findings.

This study found that trichorrhexis nodosa, a cause of unexplained hair loss, is often linked to mechanical trauma rather than a metabolic defect.

This case series reported that low-dose naltrexone may benefit patients with lichen planopilaris by reducing scalp symptoms and slowing disease progression, with no adverse effects observed in the patients.

This study describes the successful management of Andean bear alopecia syndrome in three female bears using oclacitinib, leading to rapid pruritus resolution and fur regrowth without adverse effects.

In this study, researchers found that hepatitis C virus infection is a significant risk factor for sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda, suggesting familial cases might be more prevalent in areas with low hepatitis C infection rates.

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.

This review discusses skin changes and dermatoses during pregnancy and reports no clinical findings, emphasizing a need for better understanding of their causes.

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.

Older adults commonly experience wrinkles, itchy skin, psoriasis, fungal infections, skin growths, grey hair, hair loss, and nail ridging, but no skin cancer was found in this group.

This study observed that cutaneous lymphocytosis in cats is a slowly progressive and relatively benign disease, but predicting individual clinical outcomes from skin lesions was not possible.

This source reports that bimatoprost, a medication approved for eyelash growth, has shown efficacy in treating eyebrow hypotrichosis, suggesting it as a noninvasive, effective, and well-tolerated option for enhancing eyebrow hair.

This descriptive study reports that zinc deficiency in two dairy goats likely resulted from hereditary malabsorption, requiring life-long zinc supplementation to prevent skin lesions.

SJS/TEN survivors often have severe, overlooked long-term physical problems that are not properly treated after leaving the hospital.