November 2019 in “Harper's Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology” This review discusses potential causes of alopecia and hair overgrowth in pediatric patients, detailing diagnostic techniques and treatments, but presents no new research findings.
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January 2013 in “International Journal of Trichology” In this study, decreased levels of SHBG and a high free androgen index were observed in men with severe premature baldness compared to controls, but this condition was not equivalent to PCOS or metabolic syndrome in females.
13 citations
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June 1989 in “Pediatric clinics of North America/The Pediatric clinics of North America” This article reviews assessment and management strategies for adolescent females with excessive hair growth and highlights the importance of evaluating potential androgen sources.
The document recommends a multidisciplinary approach and experience sharing to advance facial feminization surgery as a medical field.
April 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This paper presents an interactive quiz related to a study by Deng et al. (2022) in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, examining androgen receptor-mediated paracrine signaling in androgenetic alopecia, but it provides no new clinical findings.
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May 1979 in “The journal of pediatrics/The Journal of pediatrics” This report describes two sisters with rickets and alopecia unresponsive to high doses of vitamin D2, where oral phosphorus supplements led to significant clinical improvement.
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November 2021 in “Saudi medical journal” This report describes three Saudi sisters with Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome, who exhibited typical features of the condition along with unusual gynecological anomalies.
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June 2021 in “Sultan Qaboos University medical journal” This case report presents three sisters with familial frontal fibrosing alopecia, making it the 25th documented familial case, with treatment results observed in one sister.
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January 2018 in “International Journal of Trichology” This case report describes trichothiodystrophy in two sisters with only hair fragility, illustrating the condition's variable presentation and the importance of regular monitoring for potential associated impairments.
September 2021 in “Mağallaẗ al-Muẖtar li-l-ʿulūm” This report describes a case of two sisters with kinky, tangled hair diagnosed using trichoscopic and microscopic methods; they were treated with topical minoxidil.
January 2011 in “Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism/Journal of pediatric endocrinology and metabolism” This case study reported hyperandrogenism in non-obese triplet sisters with one sister's hyperthyroidism masking its clinical and biochemical signs until treatment increased her androgen levels and hirsutism.
July 2025 in “Russian Journal of Clinical Dermatology and Venereology” In this case report, researchers observed that two sisters with congenital immune disorders experienced partial hair regrowth while receiving tofacitinib for severe alopecia areata, highlighting the need for careful clinical and laboratory monitoring due to potential infection risks associated with JAK inhibitor therapy.
13 citations
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February 2004 in “Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology” This report describes the clinical and histopathological features of lipoid proteinosis in a brother and sister with lid lesions, highlighting the importance of recognizing such lesions for diagnosis.
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January 1997 in “Dermatology” A woman lost her hair from stress after a bee attack and her sister's death.
October 2025 in “Pakistan journal of urology.” This supplementary issue of the Pakistan Journal of Urology contains diverse studies spanning organ donation's significance, surgical techniques, and the comparison of treatments in urology, but it doesn't provide specific research results or detailed findings.
27 citations
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October 2003 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This case report describes white piedra infection of the scalp hair with a synergistic bacterial infection in two US native sisters, highlighting its relevance in diagnosing scalp hair concretions despite its rarity in North America.
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July 2019 in “Indian dermatology online journal” This report documents a rare case of familial eyelash trichomegaly and synophrys in three siblings, with one sister also having loose anagen hair syndrome, an unreported association.
2 citations
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January 2017 in “PubMed” This case report describes a 22-year-old male with hair casts on scalp and body hair, associated with androgenetic alopecia, also affecting his sister as pseudonits.
January 2021 in “Dermatology online journal” This case report describes a 2-year-old girl with loose anagen syndrome type B, confirmed by painless trichoscopic examination, with no signs in her identical twin sister.
3 citations
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July 2023 in “Nature Communications” This study introduced a multitask learning method to identify shortcut learning in clinical ML systems, revealing it's not always responsible for unfairness and emphasizing the necessity of comprehensive fairness approaches in medical AI.
This abstract contains no research findings; it outlines website features and access options for the JAMA network's publications.
January 2024 in “SAGE Open Medical Case Reports” In this study, exome sequencing revealed that two brothers with ichthyosis, born to consanguineous parents, had NIPAL4 autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis, while the older brother's blindness resulted from separate mutations in the peroxidasin gene, which were also found in an unaffected sister.
November 2025 in “Health Promotion Evidence” This study reviewed interventions for post-COVID-19 alopecia and concluded that integrated physiotherapeutic strategies, including photobiomodulation, micro-needling, electrotherapy, and scalp massage, can reduce hair loss and improve hair density, contributing positively to patient quality of life.
80 citations
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March 2004 in “Neuropediatrics” This article presents an update on a family with Coats' plus disorder, documenting additional symptoms and two new similar cases, and reviews literature suggesting a link to dyskeratosis congenita for potential molecular insights.
50 citations
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November 2010 in “Tissue Engineering Part A” This study found that combining hair follicle-derived smooth muscle cells with a natural biomaterial created vascular constructs with mechanical and functional properties similar to native arteries, suggesting potential for arterial implantation.
9 citations
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December 2012 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology” This study reports a rare case of a 40-year-old woman with multiple calcified trichilemmal cysts, associated with alopecia universalis and suggesting a potential genetic link.
Mirror-image twins can have alopecia areata on opposite sides of their heads.
April 2021 in “Cermin Dunia Kedokteran” 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.
23 citations
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December 2021 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review discusses the significance of IL-1 family cytokines in skin inflammation and pathology, emphasizing their interactions with microbes and potential therapeutic applications, but reports no new clinical results.
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May 2002 in “Journal of Neuroscience” This study observed that acute stress in rats increased neurosteroid levels linked to enhanced GABA(A) receptor function, raising seizure thresholds, while similar effects were seen in mice with deoxycorticosterone administration.