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Minoxidil and spironolactone combo effectively treats androgenetic alopecia, improving hair density and diameter.

Male pattern baldness is often genetic and linked to a hormone, with treatments like finasteride and minoxidil being effective for some men.

Hair loss in Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is due to altered cell sensitivity to hormones, not increased hormone levels. Hair growth periods shorten over time, causing hair to become thinner and shorter. This is linked to miscommunication between cell pathways in hair follicles. There's also a change in gene expression related to blood vessels and cell growth in balding hair follicles. The exact molecular causes of AGA are still unclear.

An 86-year-old man had a rare tongue melanoma but refused treatment, showing the need for early cancer detection and treatment.

Male pattern baldness involves smaller hair follicles, larger oil glands, and other tissue changes, but not major blood supply issues.

Tinea capitis can be misdiagnosed as bacterial infection in adult women but is treatable with antifungal medication.

Hair loss in systemic lupus erythematosus patients is unique and improves with treatment.

Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia is a type of hair loss affecting mostly older women, with no agreed best treatment.

Follicular mucinosis can be an early sign of aggressive mycosis fungoides.

Prednisone reduces organ mast cell infiltration but does not alter the abnormal appearance of mast cells in systemic mastocytosis.

LC-OCT is an effective new method for diagnosing classic lichen planopilaris.

Trichotillomania is a disorder where people compulsively pull out their hair, treated with drugs and behavior therapy.

Women with lupus experienced non-scarring hair loss with fewer hair follicles, and the test for lupus in hair was not helpful.

The paper concludes that the 1982 criteria for diagnosing systemic lupus erythematosus need updating to improve accuracy and involve dermatologists in the process.

Female pattern hair loss involves hormonal factors, genetics, and may be linked to low ferritin levels.

Trichoscopy can reveal specific hair and scalp changes in linear morphea.

An 11-year-old girl with compulsive hair pulling was successfully treated with therapy and medication.

A boy with Pachyonychia congenita has a confirmed gene mutation, highlighting the need for a local genetic database in India.

Systemic mastocytosis may cause a type of hair loss called cicatricial alopecia.

Possible causes of female hair loss include androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium, cicatricial alopecia, and alopecia areata incognita; diagnosis and treatment require dermoscopy and histopathology.

Hair loss can indicate or worsen with systemic diseases, and treating the underlying condition is important.

Different hair loss types need accurate diagnosis for proper treatment.

Female pattern hair loss diagnosis is challenging and should use dermoscopy and histopathology instead of pattern recognition, as hormones may not always be the cause.

Hair transplants for male baldness can show inflammation and fibrosis, but more research is needed to confirm LPP presence.

Trichoscopy is a good, quick, non-invasive way to diagnose different types of hair loss.

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

Trichoscopy is effective for diagnosing and monitoring female pattern hair loss.

Areata-like lupus can mimic alopecia areata but is a form of cutaneous lupus erythematosus.

New insights into the causes and treatments for the autoimmune hair loss condition Alopecia areata have been made.

Finasteride works for hair loss by maintaining existing hair follicles, not reversing miniaturization.