January 2022 in “Clinical dermatology review” This case report documents a 10-year-old girl with keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans, highlighting its rarity, particularly in females, and noting limited treatment success.
January 2022 in “The Pan African medical journal” This article discusses the rare condition of hypertrichosis, highlighting a case of a 10-year-old boy with congenital hair growth and emphasizing the need for patient support due to limited treatment options.
January 2022 in “Dubai diabetes and endocrinology journal/Dubai diabetes & endocrinology journal” This case report describes a 16-year-old girl with HAIR-AN syndrome requiring a multidisciplinary approach, including lifestyle changes and hormonal treatments, to manage symptoms and prevent systemic effects.
October 2021 in “European journal of cancer” This case report describes a rare coexistence of primary subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma and lupus panniculitis in a 20-year-old Moroccan woman, highlighting the importance of repeated biopsies for accurate diagnosis in resistant cases.
August 2021 in “Journal of medical science and clinical research” This case report describes an 11-month-old infant with Biotinidase deficiency who exhibited multifocal seizures, neuroregression, alopecia, and skin issues, highlighting prompt diagnosis and the dramatic clinical response to biotin treatment.
May 2021 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” In this case report, an established Hashimoto's thyroiditis patient converted to Graves disease, highlighting the need for regular monitoring and thyroid function tests to distinguish from potential levothyroxine over-replacement.
March 2021 in “Indian Journal of Case Reports” This case report describes a young adult female with late-stage Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease featuring panuveitis, retinal detachment, hearing loss, alopecia, and vitiligo, who was successfully treated in a hospital.
January 2021 in “Case Reports” This case study reports a rare instance of mucinous cystadenoma causing severe virilization in a postmenopausal woman, highlighting a possible link with rapidly progressive hyperandrogenism.
January 2021 in “Indian journal of veterinary pathology” This case study diagnosed an ovarian teratoma in a 15-year-old labrador based on histopathological examination, revealing a complex tumor with various tissue types.
In this case study, a 70-year-old male with lymphoid variant hypereosinophilic syndrome presented with rare isolated pulmonary involvement, which improved with prednisone treatment.
June 2020 in “ACTA MEDICA IRANICA” This case report describes a postmenopausal woman with virilization and an ovarian steroid cell tumor, highlighting the rarity and diagnostic importance of such tumors in this demographic.
April 2020 in “Journal of evolution of medical and dental sciences” This report reviews the clinical presentation and genetic aspects of a case of acrodermatitis enteropathica in a one-year-old child but provides no new clinical findings.
April 2020 in “Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences” This article presents a case study of isolated rheumatic tricuspid valve disease leading to right heart failure and severe valve damage, highlighting the rarity and diagnostic challenges of tricuspid involvement in rheumatic fever.
August 2019 in “International journal of contemporary pediatrics” This case study reports that a 3 ½ year-old male with vitamin D-dependent type II rickets showed partial improvement in alopecia and rickets when treated with high doses of 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D3.
August 2019 in “Wiedza Medyczna” This article discusses the importance of differential diagnosis and adequate treatment for tinea capitis, a common scalp infection in children, and reports no new results.
March 2019 in “Nasza Dermatologia Online” A man had both alopecia areata and lichen planus, which is uncommon.
October 2017 in “The American Journal of Gastroenterology” This case report details a 71-year-old man diagnosed with Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and endoscopic evaluation due to the disease's progressive nature and significant mortality risk.
June 2017 in “Çocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi/Journal of Pediatric Infection” This report describes two cases of urticarial id reaction linked to tinea capitis profunda, highlighting a potential new etiology for this rare condition.
May 2017 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Monilethrix is a rare, inherited condition causing fragile hair and hair loss, with no cure but some treatments may help.
December 2016 in “Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences” This case report highlights that inherited zinc deficiency can persist into adulthood and emphasizes the importance of selecting optimal chelating agents to improve oral zinc bioavailability.
January 2019 in “日本皮膚科学会雑誌” 246 citations
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February 2021 in “Trends in Pharmacological Sciences” This review discusses drug repurposing strategies for rare diseases, highlighting methodologies, achievements, and challenges, but reports no new clinical results.
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November 2011 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This review identifies genetic mutations associated with congenital hair loss disorders in Japanese populations, particularly highlighting common LIPH gene mutations linked to woolly hair/hypotrichosis, and reports no new clinical results.
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April 2007 in “Journal of clinical oncology”
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November 2011 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study observed that in pemphigus vulgaris patients, hair loss and alopecic patches may result from anti-desmoglein autoantibody-mediated acantholysis and inflammatory changes, leading to non-scarring alopecia with potential for regrowth after treatment.
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May 2010 in “Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition” This case report documents a rare instance of Rapunzel syndrome causing biliary obstruction in a 3-year-old girl, highlighting the importance of considering trichobezoar in cholestasis diagnosis.
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June 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study identified 14 genes affected by copy number variants that may contribute to alopecia areata, including four genes notably involved in autophagy and chromatin remodeling.
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October 2016 in “Clinics in Dermatology” This review discusses the challenges and complexities in diagnosing and managing acne and reports no new clinical findings; it emphasizes the need for careful evaluation to distinguish difficult acne from similar conditions.
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January 2013 in “Dermatology Online Journal” This case report describes a 19-year-old woman with typical clinical and histopathological findings of trichofolliculoma, a rare hair follicle hamartoma usually located on the face or scalp.
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February 2006 in “Brain & development” This case study reports successful treatment of a 19-year-old with Satoyoshi syndrome using a combination of carbamazepine, methotrexate, prednisolone, and sex-steroids, improving muscle spasms, alopecia, and quality of life.