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This case report describes a man with metastatic thymoma and diffuse pleural dissemination mimicking malignant mesothelioma, who also had alopecia areata without the presence of myasthenia gravis.

This paper reports a case of alopecia triangularis congenita in a 22-year-old woman, combined with androgenetic alopecia, and highlights successful treatment with internal and topical antiandrogens.

This narrative review analyzed the literature on premature hair graying, identifying potential contributors such as nutrient deficiencies, oxidative and emotional stress, smoking, genetic factors, autoimmune diseases, and medication side effects, but reported no effective treatment to reverse it, underscoring the necessity for further research.

This review outlines the existing understanding of alopecia areata, detailing its autoimmune nature, clinical presentation, histology, and management strategies, with corticosteroids highlighted as the most popular treatment option.

This review provides an overview of microneedle-assisted photomedicine, detailing diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, design principles, and challenges for translating this approach to skin disease management.

This study explored the relationships between virus susceptibility to infection and several factors, finding that higher heat tolerance and larger virus size correlated positively with infection susceptibility, while high humidity and higher mutation rates correlated inversely among eight RNA viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 and influenza.

In this case study, the authors explored the management of ophiasis, a rare and challenging form of alopecia areata, in a 3-year-old boy using the Unani system of medicine, aiming to provide insights for treatment approaches.

In this study, retrospective analysis of patients with severe alopecia areata showed that oral JAK inhibitors, tofacitinib and baricitinib, reduced hair loss significantly, with comparable effectiveness; longer tofacitinib use was linked to greater improvement, while baricitinib achieved substantial outcomes quickly.

This study investigates the complex impact of bariatric surgery on skin disorders, reporting improvements in conditions like acanthosis nigricans and psoriasis, while new issues such as xeroderma and alopecia may also emerge postoperatively.

This overview discusses the impact of alopecia on quality of life and finds that while various factors can cause hair loss, herbal therapies offer promising, accessible, and low-cost complementary treatment options, although further clinical validation is needed.

This study found that oral tofacitinib at a 5mg twice daily dosage was effective in treating recalcitrant alopecia areata, showing significant improvement in hair regrowth and a 27% reduction in SALT scores over six months, with minimal side effects among the 19 patients monitored.

This review highlights new treatment options for alopecia, including JAK inhibitors and Wnt pathway-targeting therapies, which may offer better efficacy and safety than traditional treatments like minoxidil and finasteride, but notes the need for more research on long-term effects and patient-specific responses.

This review discusses how herbal therapies may help manage alopecia and improve quality of life, noting their potential benefits like lower cost and fewer side effects, but emphasizes that more clinical studies are needed for validation.

This study found that individuals with alopecia areata had significantly lower blood levels of vitamin D and slightly lower serum copper levels compared to healthy controls, suggesting the potential importance of assessing these factors in the chemical evaluation of patients with this condition.

In their review, the authors discussed the increasing issue of allergies to hair products, highlighting common allergens such as hair dyes and topical minoxidil, and outlined diagnostic methods and alternatives for those affected, particularly addressing higher risks among hairdressers due to professional exposure.

This study presents a rare instance of Netherton syndrome diagnosed incidentally in siblings of consanguineous parents, initially misdiagnosed as other skin conditions, emphasizing the need for careful evaluation in chronic skin cases to prevent misdiagnosis.

In this review, researchers examined current knowledge on alopecia areata, finding it affects approximately 2% of individuals, with a likely autoimmune and genetic basis, and highlighting its association with other medical and psychiatric conditions, although no cure currently exists.

This systematic review found that anxiety disorders are significantly more prevalent among patients with various psychodermatoses compared to the general population.

In this review, the authors discussed optimal resources and books for dermatology residency training, identifying useful materials by conducting a Google Book search and incorporating their own experiences to recommend an ideal book set for MD students.

This literature review highlights challenges in managing alopecia areata in the Middle East and Africa, noting significant regional gaps in data, treatment guidelines, and public awareness that impede patient care and emphasize the need for improved support and resources.

In a clinical observation study, researchers documented a case of total alopecia in an 11-year-old child, highlighting a potential link to genetic conditions such as autoimmune polyendocrinopathy candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED syndrome) requiring further genetic and serological testing to verify the diagnosis.

This article reviews the pathogenesis, complications, and management of lichen planus, especially its persistent oral form, and highlights the need for further prospective studies.

This review discusses alopecia, its pathophysiology, nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems, and related quality of life issues, without reporting new clinical results.

This study found that patients with chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus had elevated serum levels of interleukin 31, suggesting a possible role of this cytokine in the condition.

This study found that diphenylcyclopropenone (DPCP) was more effective and better tolerated than dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) in promoting hair regrowth in patients with alopecia areata.

This article reviews multiple treatments for alopecia areata, highlighting their variable efficacy and safety without any being curative; it reports no new clinical findings.

This study examines the use of diphenylcyclopropenone in treating alopecia areata patients at the University Hospital Würzburg and investigates how the treatment affects patients' quality of life.

This chapter provides an overview of phytochemicals with properties to combat alopecia and discusses the potential of flavonoids, found in several herbs, as a safer alternative to synthetic hair loss treatments due to their long-term skin compatibility.

This handbook of dermatology provides a comprehensive practical manual for dermatologists, but reports no new research findings.

This study found that yellow dots seen under dermatoscopy are a sensitive and specific indicator of treatment response in alopecia areata, showing significant reduction as early as four weeks.