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Treating psoriasis on the scalp, nails, and skin folds is challenging, often requiring systemic treatments for severe cases, with some success in topical and biologic treatments.

A man with skin and hair symptoms improved partially with specific treatment.

Dermoscopy can help assess the severity of chronic radiation-induced skin damage in head and neck cancer patients.

Diagnosing diffuse alopecia, a hair loss condition, can be challenging and may require a scalp biopsy or tracking the disease's progression when symptoms and skin tests aren't enough.

New insights show Lichen Planopilaris is a rare, scarring hair loss condition, hard to treat, mainly affecting middle-aged women, and significantly impacts mental health.

Intermediate hair follicles are a better model for studying hair growth and testing hair loss treatments.

A woman's rare benign eyelid tumor was correctly identified through detailed tissue analysis.

COVID-19 diagnosis is linked to new or worsening hair diseases, with stress from the pandemic likely contributing.

Lichen planopilaris is a rare, chronic condition causing hair loss, mainly in middle-aged women, and early treatment is important to prevent permanent baldness.

Recent hair loss research shows some progress, especially in understanding male pattern baldness, but effective treatments for many types of hair loss are still lacking.

Hormonal therapies, especially antiandrogens, can help manage Hidradenitis Suppurativa.

Understanding the cause of bitemporal hair loss is key to deciding the right treatment.

Nickel, cobalt, balsam of Peru, fragrance mix, carba mix, and propylene glycol are common allergens causing scalp contact dermatitis.

Hair follicles help absorb and store topical compounds, aiding targeted drug delivery.

Frontal fibrosing alopecia can cause sudden hair loss on limbs, similar to scalp hair loss.

Finasteride reduces Hidradenitis Suppurativa flare-ups in children and teens, but long-term safety is unknown.

Improved technique for facial surgery hides scars and maintains hairline.

Ustekinumab might work for severe psoriasis, but more research is needed to be sure.

Dutasteride and minoxidil mesotherapy effectively treats hair loss with minimal side effects.

Patients with melanoma who saw dermatologists and were from higher-income areas were more likely to have follow-up visits, which was linked to lower mortality.

Both azathioprine and betamethasone treatments effectively regrow hair in alopecia areata, but azathioprine may be safer.

Regular follow-up visits, especially with dermatologists, can lower death rates for melanoma patients, with socioeconomic factors also affecting outcomes.

Melanoma survival rates vary by state and are better where incomes are higher, more people have health insurance and education, and there are more dermatologists.

Both treatments help with hair regrowth in alopecia areata, but azathioprine has milder side effects than betamethasone.

Both azathioprine and betamethasone treatments help with hair regrowth in alopecia areata, but azathioprine may have fewer side effects.

Men with both baldness and scalp psoriasis often don't have psoriasis on bald spots.

5% minoxidil foam helps women with thinning hair.

The document concludes that post-menopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia is a poorly understood condition that does not respond well to common treatments.

Diagnosing hair loss disorders needs clinical, dermoscopic, and histological differences, and checking menstrual cycle, weight changes, drug therapy, and nail changes.

Dermatologists play a key role in identifying and documenting signs of abuse and injury for forensic investigations.