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Targeted cancer therapies often cause serious skin problems that need careful management.

Cancer treatments targeting specific cells and the immune system can cause skin, mouth, hair, and nail problems, affecting patients' quality of life and treatment adherence.

Chemotherapy can cause skin problems like hair loss, mouth sores, and skin darkening, and recognizing these can affect treatment decisions.

Zinc is effective for treating various skin conditions, including warts and acne.

Dermatoscopy and videodermatoscopy are useful for diagnosing and monitoring various skin, hair, and nail conditions.

The document concludes that recognizing and treating cutaneous lupus erythematosus early is crucial for managing the skin and potential systemic symptoms.

Lichen planus is a skin condition that can resolve on its own, is linked to hepatitis C, and increases the risk of skin cancer.

Methotrexate treats various disorders by inhibiting DNA synthesis, but careful monitoring is needed to avoid toxicity and manage side effects.

Male and female skin differ due to hormones, affecting conditions like hair loss, acne, and skin cancer, and suggesting a need for gender-specific treatments.

Estrogen therapy can reduce skin aging but has cancer risks.

Patients with certain skin symptoms and high ANA titers should be monitored for potential systemic lupus.

Most people with systemic lupus erythematosus have skin problems, and skin symptoms are often the first sign of the disease.

Lupus affects the body and skin, causing joint pain and skin issues that can be treated with steroids and antimalarial drugs.

Pregnancy can cause skin darkening, varicose veins, more sweating, hair growth, hair loss after birth, nail changes, and gum inflammation.

Exosomes could potentially enhance tissue repair and regeneration with lower rejection risk and easier production than live cell therapies.

In Italian patients with lupus, the most common skin issue was chronic cutaneous lupus, especially discoid lesions, and nonspecific skin problems occurred in about a third of those with systemic lupus, mainly during active disease.

Isotretinoin effectively treats severe acne and similar conditions, but has common, mostly reversible side effects, requiring careful patient monitoring.

IL-2 treatment causes skin eruptions and other reversible side effects, and may play a role in psoriasis.

New topical antifungals and delivery systems are improving treatment for fungal skin infections, but patient education and prevention are key.

Ruby laser pulses best destroy hair follicles during the growth phase and effectiveness varies with laser intensity; melanin is key for targeting, and timing treatments can improve results.

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

Correct skin biopsy techniques are crucial to avoid misdiagnosis of skin diseases.

Low-level light therapy safely improves hair growth and thickness for androgenetic alopecia.

Recombinant cytokine therapy can cause skin reactions ranging from mild to severe.

Nerves and chemicals in the body can affect hair growth and loss.

Different soft tissue fillers can cause various skin reactions; biodegradable fillers are safer and non-biodegradable ones like silicone can lead to long-term problems.

Older adults have a high rate of skin cancers like basal cell carcinoma and melanoma, mainly due to UV exposure and age.

Skin changes can help diagnose and manage endocrine disorders like thyroid problems, diabetes, and adrenal gland conditions.

Minoxidil boosts hair growth by activating PGHS-1.

COVID-19 can cause various skin lesions, which may result from the virus and immune response, and are not directly linked to illness severity.