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An 8-year-old girl with vitiligo developed extra hair growth on her knee after using tacrolimus ointment.

A 10-year-old girl with Fox Fordyce disease improved with treatment, suggesting the disease can occur before puberty and might be underdiagnosed in young girls.

Hormones affect skin aging and fat distribution, and treatments can help, but only minoxidil is proven for female hair loss.

UVA1-light therapy successfully treated a child's skin condition, mycosis fungoides.

Clobetasol and pimecrolimus are similarly effective for alopecia areata, but pimecrolimus has fewer side effects and is preferred for long-term use.

Fox Fordyce disease might be more common in prepubertal girls than thought and can be managed with treatment.

Hirsutism is common body hair growth due to genetics and hormones, and while not a disease, it can be distressing; virilisation includes hirsutism with other male traits and needs medical attention.

Fox Fordyce disease can occur in prepubertal girls and may be underdiagnosed.

Combining mometasone furoate cream with adapalene gel is safer and more effective for hair regrowth in alopecia areata than using the cream alone.

Topical bimatoprost 0.01% improves eyebrow density and diameter, especially at the tail.

Fat tissue transplant may be an effective new treatment for severe, treatment-resistant hair loss from folliculitis decalvans.

Effective treatment for hidradenitis suppurativa varies, with antibiotics commonly used and surgery as an option, but no single method is universally successful.

Steroid hormones are crucial for body functions and have various medical uses, but their misuse can lead to dependence.

Gentamicin penetrates pig skin better through open hair follicles than blocked ones.

Using 3% topical minoxidil can help women with hair loss, but more research is needed.

TNF-alpha inhibitors can cause various immune-related skin issues.

The supplement with Serenoa repens and Pygeum africanum significantly increased active hair growth and decreased rest phase hair in post-menopausal women with hair loss, with only mild digestive side effects.

Customized medications made through compounding can be beneficial for various skin conditions but require careful regulation and collaboration between doctors and pharmacists.

Skin diseases are common and can significantly affect people's lives; better outcome measures and ethical clinical trials are needed to improve dermatology care.

COVID-19-related hair loss may have unique features compared to hair loss from other causes.

Antiandrogens and androgen inhibitors like spironolactone, finasteride, and dutasteride can treat hair loss and skin conditions, but they have risks and side effects, including potential harm to pregnant women and risks of cancer and heart issues. Herbal remedies also have antiandrogenic effects but lack safety validation.

Alopecia areata in infants may be more common than previously thought.

Finasteride significantly increases scalp hair and prevents hair loss in young and middle-aged men.

Cromolyn sodium's effectiveness for treating asthma in children under 2 is unclear, possibly more beneficial for older children, and further research is needed.

The skin's layers protect, sense, and regulate the body's internal balance, but can be prone to cancer.

5% and 2% minoxidil solutions effectively promote hair growth and reduce hair loss, with 5% being slightly more effective but having more side effects.

Minoxidil, finasteride, and low-level laser light therapy effectively treat hair loss.

Psoriasis skin changes are complex and might need several biopsies for a clear diagnosis.

2% topical minoxidil effectively treats female hair loss with minimal side effects.

Minoxidil helps hair growth and reduces shedding in women.