3 citations
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January 2019 in “International Journal of Trichology” This article reviews common malpractices in the treatment of hair and scalp disorders, attributing them to autistic-undisciplined thinking, and reports no clinical findings.
3 citations
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January 2017 in “Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatology” This study found a significant association between low serum ferritin levels and nonscarring alopecia in women, suggesting the importance of addressing iron deficiency for treatment effectiveness.
3 citations
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May 2002 in “Therapeutische Umschau” This article discusses the challenges in diagnosing and treating diffuse hair loss in women and emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between androgenetic alopecia, chronic telogen effluvium, and psychogenic pseudo effluvium, but reports no new clinical results.
2 citations
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July 2023 in “Life” This study reports that telogen effluvium, a reversible hair loss condition following COVID-19, is influenced by factors like stress and inflammation, but appropriate dermatological treatment can aid recovery, as highlighted by a clinical case example.
2 citations
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February 2023 in “International journal of molecular sciences” This study identified that copper depletion in dermal papilla cells reduced hair growth by boosting ROS levels, but ROS scavengers like NAC and ascorbic acid partially alleviated this effect.
2 citations
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January 2023 in “Journal of Dermatology” This study reports that various types of alopecia, including permanent alopecia, can persist after an acute DRESS episode, but telogen effluvium and alopecia areata showed clinical improvement with treatment within six months.
2 citations
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May 2022 in “Cosmetics” This review explores the potential roles of the gut and skin microbiome in alopecia areata, suggesting topical and systemic strategies for managing the condition, but it reports no new clinical results.
2 citations
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July 2021 in “Actas dermo-sifiliográficas/Actas dermo-sifiliográficas” This review discusses hair shaft disorders, noting the lack of specific treatments and recommending general care practices to prevent hair damage, with some improvement possible during puberty or with treatments like minoxidil.
2 citations
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July 2021 in “Annales De Dermatologie Et De Venereologie” In this study, isotretinoin provided complete remission in some patients with vulvar Fordyce adenitis, a condition causing painful recurrent lesions on the labia minora and inner labia majora.
2 citations
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March 2020 in “PubMed” This study found no significant difference in serum biotin levels between patients with telogen effluvium and control subjects.
2 citations
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April 2017 in “Plastic and Aesthetic Nursing” This discussion reviews the trend towards nonsurgical hair loss treatments, emphasizing that options like platelet-rich plasma therapy are increasingly used despite not being covered by Canadian health insurance; it presents no clinical findings.
2 citations
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May 2011 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This review discusses the diagnosis and treatment of pellagra, emphasizing the importance of evaluating serum niacin levels in photosensitive patients with certain risk factors, and reports no new clinical results.
2 citations
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July 2009 in “Mayo Clinic Proceedings” This case report describes a 66-year-old woman diagnosed with porphyria cutanea tarda, characterized by painless vesicular lesions on sun-exposed areas and associated with hemochromatosis, and managed effectively with phlebotomy.
2 citations
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May 2009 in “Hair transplant forum international” This abstract discusses facial swelling as a temporary complication of hair transplantation and indicates that multiple prevention methods have been tested, but it reports no new results.
2 citations
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February 2001 in “PubMed” This study reported that 43% of Swiss men visiting a dermatologist experienced hair loss, and among those, 90% had androgenetic alopecia, with many switching treatments to finasteride.
2 citations
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February 2001 in “Annals of Pharmacotherapy” This review concluded that no treatments for postpartum alopecia have been studied adequately to support their effectiveness, based on significant limitations in the available research.
1 citations
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February 2025 in “Supportive Care in Cancer” Safe treatments like minoxidil and spironolactone can help manage hair loss in breast cancer patients without increasing cancer risk.
1 citations
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October 2024 in “The American Journal of Gastroenterology” This case study suggests that the use of the dietary supplement Nutrafol may have led to drug-induced liver injury in a 26-year-old woman, as evidenced by increased liver enzymes and bilirubin levels which improved after stopping the supplement.
1 citations
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February 2023 in “Digestive diseases and sciences” Gastroparesis may cause hair loss due to micronutrient deficiencies, and multivitamins might help.
1 citations
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January 2023 in “Przegla̧d dermatologiczny” This review discusses the role of zinc in skin physiology related to vitiligo and reports no new clinical results; the authors emphasize its potential in pathogenesis and treatment.
1 citations
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June 2022 in “Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening” A young boy's uncombable hair is due to a rare genetic condition that usually improves over time.
1 citations
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November 2021 in “Drug Testing and Analysis” This collection from the 2021 Manfred Donike Workshop outlines advancements in doping detection, highlighting new test methods and challenges, with a focus on steroidal substances, peptide hormones, and gene doping analysis.
1 citations
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January 2020 in “Saudi Surgical Journal” This review found that bariatric surgery may lead to zinc deficiency and alopecia, more commonly affecting females, suggesting further research is needed to evaluate the benefit of micronutrient supplementation.
1 citations
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January 2020 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This article reviews the Directory of Open Access Journals, an extensive global index of quality open access journals, and reports no new results.
1 citations
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November 2019 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This study found that the Spanish version of the hair-specific Skindex-29 questionnaire effectively detected changes in health-related quality of life among women with female-pattern hair loss, and the scores were significantly correlated with the SF-12 survey results after treatment with a 5 alpha-reductase inhibitor.
1 citations
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July 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” This review explores the current treatments for different types of alopecia, emphasizing the need for well-designed clinical trials and highlighting that most therapies are used off-label, as only androgenetic alopecia has FDA-approved drugs.
1 citations
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June 2018 in “Ukrainian Journal of Dermatology Venerology Cosmetology” Oral collagen improves skin, nails, hair, and reduces cellulite.
1 citations
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June 2017 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” PRP treatment for hair loss shows promise, with 58% of patients satisfied and most noticing improvement within 6 months.
1 citations
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May 2017 in “InTech eBooks” This article discusses telogen effluvium, emphasizing the importance of understanding its natural progression and highlights the need for a detailed patient evaluation but provides no new clinical results.
1 citations
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April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Patients with Focal Dermal Hypoplasia often experience skin, nail, hair, and bone issues, and may benefit from calcium and vitamin D supplements.