June 2026 in “IECCMEXICO” This review found that dermatological manifestations often indicate systemic diseases, with endocrine-metabolic disorders, autoimmune diseases, and renal or hepatic conditions frequently linked to specific skin changes, highlighting the diagnostic importance of skin examination in internal medicine and endocrinology.
This study found that patients with psoriasis had a significantly higher prevalence of autoimmune diseases and other comorbidities compared to individuals without psoriasis.
2 citations
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March 2001 in “Environmental Health Perspectives” Small hormonal imbalances can cause significant health problems, so more sensitive testing for hormone-disrupting chemicals is needed.
This article discusses functional thyroid disorders, their symptoms, and causes, without presenting new clinical results; it describes hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism manifestations and explores the prevalence of thyroid nodules.
27 citations
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January 2011 in “Dermatology Research and Practice” This review discusses the autoimmune pathogenesis of non-segmental vitiligo and highlights the genetic susceptibility linking it to other autoimmune disorders, but reports no new clinical results.
1 citations
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November 1998 in “Journal of Small Animal Practice” This article presents a diagnostic case in the Journal of Small Animal Practice and reports no new research findings.
January 2006 in “Advances in developmental biology” This review discusses the roles of the hairless (HR) protein as a corepressor, particularly its impact on RORα-mediated transcriptional repression, and reports no new experimental findings.
1 citations
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January 2016 in “Revista Brasileira de Higiene e Sanidade Animal” This study of a Yorkshire dog with chronic dermatological alterations highlights the diagnostic importance of combining complementary laboratory tests like histopathology and serum biochemistry with clinical examination.
2 citations
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January 2023 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” This review discusses the links between different types of alopecia and thyroid disorders, highlighting some shared autoimmune factors, but reports no new clinical results.
January 2008 in “Springer eBooks” Thyroid disease can cause hair loss and treating thyroid problems might help with hair disorders.
1 citations
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March 2011 in “Infertility” This chapter discusses common endocrine disorders affecting the pituitary, thyroid, and adrenal glands, and their impact on human fertility, emphasizing practical evaluation and treatment algorithms.
3 citations
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August 2022 in “Cutis” This review reports that nail changes such as onycholysis, thin nails, and brittleness are associated with thyroid disorders, highlighting their importance in the early diagnosis of these conditions.
January 2024 in “International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries” This study in Alahsa, Saudi Arabia, found that the majority of the general population has limited awareness of thyroid disease symptoms and risk factors, with only 21.8% demonstrating good knowledge about the disorders.
1 citations
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January 2022 in “Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases” This case report describes a 70-year-old woman with pituitary resistance to thyroid hormone (PRTH) misdiagnosed as Graves disease, highlighting diagnostic challenges in managing this rare disorder.
19 citations
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January 2006 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology” In this study, common skin manifestations in hypothyroidism patients included dry, coarse skin, pigmentary disorders, and telogen effluvium.
April 2023 in “World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews” This case report describes common thyroid disorders in a β-thalassemia patient with frequent blood transfusions, emphasizing the need for monitoring thyroid function in such patients.
3 citations
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December 2016 in “PubMed” This study found that PCOS patients with menstrual disorders exhibited hormonal changes and higher fasting glucose levels, despite no significant differences in insulin resistance markers.
26 citations
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October 2002 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study identifies a mutation in the hairless gene that may impact thyroid receptor interaction, contributing to alopecia universalis congenita in an Arab Israeli patient.
14 citations
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June 2024 in “Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology” This review highlights a higher prevalence of autoimmune disorders such as thyroid disease, celiac disease, alopecia areata, and vitiligo among individuals with Down syndrome compared to the neurotypical population, suggesting intrinsic immune dysregulation linked to chromosome 21.
February 2026 in “Ciencia Latina Revista Científica Multidisciplinar” This review found a significant immunological link between diffuse alopecia areata and autoimmune thyroid disorders, particularly Hashimoto's thyroiditis, highlighting the importance of early recognition and thyroid function evaluation to improve clinical management and avoid diagnostic delays.
54 citations
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March 2009 in “BioEssays” This review discusses the complex hormonal control of keratin expression in skin and its potential implications for treating skin and hair disorders, but reports no new clinical results.
1 citations
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October 2020 in “PubMed” In this study, nearly half of the female patients with androgenetic alopecia reported symptoms of hormonal disorders, but hormone test results did not show significant abnormalities.
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October 2008 in “Fertility and Sterility” This review discusses the definition of polycystic ovary syndrome proposed by the AE-PCOS Society Task Force, emphasizing hyperandrogenism, ovarian dysfunction, and excluding related disorders, while noting potential variations needing more research.
175 citations
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January 2020 in “European Journal of Endocrinology” These guidelines recommend testing thyroid function in patients with obesity due to common hypothyroidism, and highlight that weight loss is crucial for addressing hormonal imbalances, with only modest weight loss benefits from treating endocrine disorders.
30 citations
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October 2012 in “Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity” This review discusses the effects of thyroid hormone on the skin and explores the potential for using it to treat skin diseases, but reports no new clinical results.
April 2023 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” In this report, a 35-year-old patient with beta thalassemia experienced thyroid dysfunction following repeated blood transfusions, highlighting that such disorders are common among transfused thalassemia patients.
39 citations
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October 1967 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Hair loss in women often doesn't follow a pattern, isn't linked to age, may be genetic, and can be related to thyroid issues or other health factors.
2 citations
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December 2015 in “Journal of dermatology research and therapy” This study compared serum zinc, vitamin B12, folic acid levels, iron metabolism, and thyroid function between chronic telogen effluvium patients and healthy controls, but it reports no specific clinical results.
June 2026 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that individuals with frontal fibrosing alopecia have increased odds of thyroid disease, lupus erythematous, vitiligo, and heart disease, supporting the consideration of FFA as a systemic disorder.
December 2023 in “Paediatrics & Family Medicine/Pediatria & Medycyna Rodzinna” This article summarizes research on the co-occurrence of autoimmune diseases in patients with type 1 diabetes, noting that such conditions, present in up to 29% of these patients, can adversely impact their quality of life and diabetes management.