June 2025 in “Neurology India” This case report describes a young girl with a rare association of anti-SRP positive necrotizing autoimmune myopathy and systemic lupus erythematosus, who responded well to corticosteroid treatment.
January 2025 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This case report describes a 27-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus who presented with chilblain lupus erythematosus and melanonychia striata, emphasizing the rarity of such presentations in SLE patients.
November 2023 in “International Journal of Trichology” This case report describes a 19-year-old male with systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with an unusual combination of mucinous nonscarring alopecia and papulonodular mucinosis, noted by mucin deposition in skin lesions, which responded partially to treatment with hydroxychloroquine and prednisolone.
January 2022 in “Exclusive Real World Evidence Journal” This case report describes a 22-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematous whose primary symptom was vasculitic polyneuropathy, characterized by polyneuropathy and various positive autoimmune markers.
August 2021 in “BMJ Case Reports” This case report details a 27-year-old woman's diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus with immune-mediated intravascular haemolysis, which improved with steroid treatment.
January 1984 in “Japanese Journal of Clinical Immunology” This case report describes a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed leukocytoclastic vasculitis, suggesting this skin condition may be related to SLE exacerbation.
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February 2006 in “Brain & development” This case study reports successful treatment of a 19-year-old with Satoyoshi syndrome using a combination of carbamazepine, methotrexate, prednisolone, and sex-steroids, improving muscle spasms, alopecia, and quality of life.
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October 2018 in “BMJ Case Reports” This case report describes a 6-year-old who developed autoimmune conditions including type III polyglandular autoimmune syndrome following drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome, prompting an investigation into associated triggering factors.
April 2024 in “Rheumatology” This case report describes a 22-year-old woman whose initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus was vision-threatening vaso-occlusive retinopathy, highlighting the need for early identification and multidisciplinary treatment.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that the oral IRAK4-inhibitors BAY 1834845 and BAY 1830839 reduced skin inflammation and systemic inflammatory responses in healthy volunteers, showing similar pharmacodynamic effects to prednisolone when challenged with topical imiquimod and intravenous LPS.
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July 1991 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This case report describes a patient with eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome who experienced severe, persistent telogen effluvium.
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August 1988 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” In this case report, a patient with subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus and exfoliative erythroderma achieved complete remission with systemic corticosteroids and long-term hydroxychloroquine.
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April 2019 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This review assessed the effectiveness of various treatments for frontal fibrosing alopecia and found that intralesional steroids and 5α-reductase inhibitors showed the most positive outcomes in slowing or halting hair loss, though the lack of placebo-controlled studies and consistent outcome measures limits definitive conclusions.
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July 2019 in “Cochrane library” This review found that oral methotrexate plus oral prednisone may improve disease activity or damage in juvenile active morphea compared to placebo plus prednisone, but adverse events may slightly increase.
August 2023 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This article discusses various treatments for primary cicatricial alopecia with a focus on early intervention to manage symptoms and improve hair density, but it reports no new clinical results.
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May 2019 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” This letter to the editors discusses the nature of alopecia in Cronkhite–Canada syndrome and questions whether it is truly telogen effluvium, but it reports no new clinical findings.
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January 2013 in “Annals of Dermatology” This case report describes an 11-year-old girl with eosinophilic pustular folliculitis that showed significant improvement with naproxen after being unresponsive to other treatments.
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August 2018 in “International Journal of Dermatology” In this study, lupus panniculitis of the scalp was associated with a high incidence of recurrence and progression to systemic lupus erythematosus, despite various treatments showing complete response within weeks.
This case report describes a young female with Rhupus syndrome, characterized by symptoms of both Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis, who achieved clinical remission with treatment.
August 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A 54-year-old man with painful skin blisters and fever was diagnosed with Sweet syndrome and successfully treated with corticosteroids.
December 1977 in “Archives of Dermatology” This letter discusses prior findings on prednisone for alopecia areata, agreeing that systemic steroids usually do not change the disease course but contesting that most patients have a poor prognosis.
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August 1971 in “JAMA” This case report describes a 16-year-old girl with both tinea faciale and systemic lupus erythematosus, highlighting the challenges in differentiating overlapping dermatoses.
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January 2022 in “JAAD Case Reports” This case report describes a 69-year-old woman who developed drug-induced acquired ichthyosis related to ponatinib therapy, which improved upon stopping the medication.
November 2023 in “Research Portal Denmark” This review highlights the variability and unpredictability of alopecia areata, ranging from single scalp patches to total body hair loss, and notes the 2022 approval of the first AA-specific drug, baricitinib, potentially spurring new research into targeted treatments.
October 2023 in “Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” In this study, a case of rosacea fulminans during pregnancy was successfully treated with a combination of oral azithromycin and prednisone, highlighting this treatment approach for managing similar cases.
September 2023 in “Russian Journal of Skin and Venereal Diseases” This study reported a rare case of necrobiosis lipoidica occurring on the scalp, leading to scarring alopecia, and highlighted a positive response to glucocorticoid therapy by reducing the brightness and growth of plaques over one month.
January 2019 in “Springer eBooks” Acne is linked to inflammation and insulin resistance, and is associated with various syndromes that require different treatments.
This study reported that belimumab helped over 40% of active systemic lupus erythematosus patients achieve low disease activity, with more than 20% able to stop glucocorticoids completely.
June 1989 in “Diseases of the Colon & Rectum” Some patients experience temporary hair loss after ulcerative colitis surgery, likely due to illness rather than the surgery itself, and it usually grows back within six months.
Alopecia areata, a type of hair loss, may be passed through T cells and has genetic links, while treatments vary in effectiveness. Male pattern baldness can be treated with finasteride and is influenced by androgens in hair follicles.