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This case report describes a 31-year-old woman experiencing alopecia areata as a potential side effect of alemtuzumab treatment for relapsing-remitting MS.

This review discusses the lipid composition of human hair across ethnic types, effects of damage on lipid content, and associated changes with diseases, but reports no new findings; further research is needed.

This study found that the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) can be used as a cost-effective marker to assess the severity and treatment response in patients with alopecia areata.

This article presents five family cases of monilethrix and reports that neither vitamins nor desquamative ointments are effective treatments, although symptoms may spontaneously regress over time.

In this study, epidermal EGFR ablation in a mouse model led to significant local and systemic inflammatory responses, highlighting EGFR's role in maintaining skin immuno-homeostasis.

This article reviews various treatments for scalp psoriasis, emphasizing the effectiveness and long-term safety of combining potent corticosteroids with vitamin D3 analogues, but reports no new clinical results.

Early diagnosis and aggressive treatment are crucial for Cicatricial Alopecia, and treatment effectiveness varies among patients.

This review discusses male-pattern baldness and notes that minoxidil has a positive but often unsatisfactory cosmetic effect; it calls for further research since specific antiandrogens for treatment are lacking.

In this preclinical study, PA-011 derived from Periplaneta americana showed significant hair regrowth effects in androgenetic alopecia mouse models by inhibiting inflammation and oxidative stress, activating hair follicle stem cell proliferation, and normalizing skin microbiota, suggesting promise as an AGA treatment.

This review discusses the diverse cutaneous manifestations of lupus erythematosus and emphasizes the importance of differential diagnosis for effective management, but reports no new clinical findings.

This study reports that 71% of patients treated with the gamma-secretase inhibitor PF-03084014 for desmoid tumors experienced dermatologic side effects, such as follicular lesions and pruritic eruptions, which were managed with topical or systemic treatments.

In this study, tibial cortex transverse transport accelerated wound healing in diabetic rats, potentially through enhanced mobilization of non-classical monocytes and increased M2 macrophage polarization.

Childhood alopecia totalis is hard to treat, with few effective therapies available.

This review addresses the challenges in treating frontal fibrosing alopecia, highlighting the limited effectiveness of medical treatments and the demand for hair transplantation despite its risks, but it reports no new clinical results.

This article reviews the diagnosis and treatment of tinea capitis in children, noting that newer antifungal agents can offer effective systemic therapy alongside supportive topical treatments; it reports no new clinical findings.

This consensus report outlines Brazilian dermatologists' recommendations for treating alopecia areata, highlighting intralesional corticosteroids for localized cases and systemic therapy for extensive, active disease, along with monitoring side effects.

This article outlines treatment options and counseling recommendations for pediatric alopecia areata, highlighting shared decision-making based on disease severity and patient goals, with newer treatments like JAK inhibitors and dupilumab requiring attention to cost and side effects.

This literature review reports that treatments for alopecia areata, including topical and intralesional corticosteroids, provide varied responses, and emphasizes the importance of supporting patients emotionally, given the limited and promising evidence of effectiveness for other treatments.

In a mouse model study, researchers developed a methacrylated hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel microneedle patch co-loaded with finasteride and a carbon monoxide-releasing molecule for androgenetic alopecia, which showed better hair regrowth and safety compared to traditional treatments, offering an innovative approach with minimized systemic side effects.

This review discusses lesser-known concerns in transgender dermatology, including neovaginal issues, neoplastic and autoimmune conditions, and the effects of unapproved injectable substances, but reports no new clinical findings.

Recent hair loss research shows some progress, especially in understanding male pattern baldness, but effective treatments for many types of hair loss are still lacking.

This Delphi study found that moderate-to-severe alopecia areata in Poland, Czechia, Russia, and Türkiye significantly impacts quality of life and highlights an unmet need for more effective treatments.

Systemic minoxidil improves hair density in women with female pattern hair loss over time.

This review discusses the dual roles of retinoids, highlighting systemic treatments' association with some hair disorders and topical treatments' reported effectiveness for certain hair conditions, without providing new clinical results.

This review discusses the management of hirsutism and acne in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, highlighting the partial effectiveness of current treatments and suggesting a combined approach of medication and hair removal.

This study suggests that COVID-19 infection may trigger telogen effluvium, a condition of hair shedding, though medication side effects and pandemic-related stress cannot be excluded as contributing factors.

This study at Mbarara University of Science and Technology found that T. violaceum is the most common cause of tinea capitis in children in Western Uganda, and systemic therapy is preferred over topical treatments for effective management due to the nature of the infection.

This study found that the prevalence of alopecia areata in Japan increased from 2012 to 2019, with allergic diseases as common comorbidities and a need for more effective treatments, particularly for severe and pediatric cases.

According to this study, systemic retinoids, specifically oral isotretinoin and acitretin, were more effective than finasteride in stabilizing the frontal hairline in female patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia, achieving treatment goals in over 70% of cases.

This study described three cases of follicular mucinosis and observed that one case responded rapidly to systemic corticosteroids, suggesting a potential therapeutic effect.