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In this case report, a 28-year-old woman's tinea capitis, diagnosed using a Wood's lamp, was successfully treated with oral itraconazole and ketoconazole shampoo over eight weeks.

This article reviews treatments for alopecia areata, including corticosteroids and other immunomodulators, and reports no new experimental findings.

In this clinical trial, adding topical calcipotriol to intralesional triamcinolone acetonide significantly increased hair regrowth efficacy in scalp alopecia areata patches compared to steroids alone, but not in beard patches, with a lower incidence of atrophy observed.

This review discusses scalp micropigmentation techniques and their customization to individual patients, but reports no new clinical results.

In this case report, an 18-year-old male with dissecting cellulitis of the scalp, characterized by painful nodules and hair loss, showed successful treatment outcomes with oral isotretinoin therapy.

This review discusses cases of ringworm of the scalp, highlighting the potential for spontaneous cure when the infection is caused by an organism pathogenic to animals, and reports no new clinical results.

Artificial dermis used for hair transplantation can reconstruct scalp defects effectively without the need for tissue expansion.

This case study describes a 64-year-old woman with sarcoidosis who experienced scalp alopecia and hypopigmented patches, which improved with topical clobetasol propionate.

This review highlights the increasing use of trichoscopy, a noninvasive and well-tolerated diagnostic tool, to aid in the accurate diagnosis and management of various pediatric hair and scalp conditions, such as alopecia and other abnormalities.

This study observed that trichoscopy of long-lasting lesions in a chronic stage revealed specific features such as absence of follicular openings, cicatricial patches, and thick arborizing vessels.

This report details a case of a 58-year-old male diagnosed with erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp, which improved following 3-5 weeks of treatment with topical clobetasol proprionate.

In this clinical report, oriental medicine treatment was observed to regrow hair on alopecia areata patches and reduce lymphadenopathy symptoms in a 27-year-old patient.

This article discusses different types of hair loss, their potential causes, and treatment options, but it reports no new clinical findings; the authors emphasize the importance of considering the emotional impact on patients.

In this case report, researchers identified a novel homozygous missense mutation in the MBTPS2 gene associated with the mild form of IFAP syndrome in a 7-year-old boy.

This study reported two cases where infliximab-associated psoriasiform alopecia resolved with significant hair regrowth after stopping infliximab and using potent topical steroid treatment.

This article reviews pediatric hair growth issues, common causes of hair loss in children, and approaches to diagnosis, but presents no new clinical findings.

This study describes a distinctive form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal epidermal differentiation mainly within hair follicles in four patients with congenital follicular hyperkeratosis.

This review discusses the psychological and emotional effects of common dermatologic conditions and highlights their impact on quality of life, but it does not present new clinical results.

This descriptive study reported that cutaneous issues, particularly anesthesia and neuropathy dermatitis, were common at saphenous vein harvesting sites in Iraqi patients who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery.

This review discusses the role of teledermatology during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the practical challenges and opportunities in diagnosing skin diseases in low-income countries, and reports no new clinical results.

This study reports improvement in tinea capitis symptoms in two siblings after two months of treatment with ketoconazole lotion and shampoo, following initial findings of M. canis and Rhodotorulla infections.

This study found that the 308-nm Excimer laser was effective and safe for treating patchy alopecia areata in children, with hair regrowth observed in 60% of treated scalp patches.

Hair extensions can cause hair loss and scalp damage, and these problems might be more common than people realize.

This study observed that alopecia areata in children often presents as mild scalp patches, with the majority showing some hair regrowth following treatment, particularly when using potent topical steroids, which were most commonly prescribed in the reviewed cases.

This study found that intradermal minoxidil 5% alone and with intralesional triamcinolone acetonide significantly reduced alopecia areata dermoscopic findings, while standard intralesional corticosteroids remain the main first-line treatment for patchy alopecia with less than 50% scalp involvement.

This report describes two unusual cases of lichen planopilaris in Caucasian patients, detailing features suggestive of folliculotropic mycosis fungoides and an overlap with systemic lupus erythematosus.

In this study, researchers observed a dose-dependent occurrence of persistent radiation-induced alopecia in patients with primary CNS tumors or head and neck sarcomas, noting distinctive patterns and features, and suggesting potential benefits of topical minoxidil and procedural interventions for treatment.

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.

This research analyzed 72 primary scarring alopecia cases in a Barcelona hospital, finding that the majority involved women, with a lymphocytic infiltrate and subacute onset in many cases, leading to stable disease, while neutrophilic cases had more acute episodes.

This study provides one of the first descriptions of the demographic, clinical, and therapeutic characteristics of lichen planopilaris in Chilean adults, reporting that treatment usually reduced or halted disease progression.