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Scalp cooling and minoxidil can help manage hair loss in children with cancer, but more research is needed.

This review provides a detailed overview of the causes, prevalence, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and treatment of beard alopecia, highlighting conditions such as alopecia areata, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and tinea barbae, and aims to serve as a resource for clinicians handling such cases.

In this multicentric retrospective study, researchers reported that cutaneous adverse events were common among advanced breast cancer patients treated with cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CDK4/6i), generally mild, and manageable with topical treatments, though in some cases, they led to treatment discontinuation.

This review discusses recent advances in understanding and treating alopecia areata, emphasizing the ongoing challenges and unmet needs in disease management; it reports no new clinical findings.

This study found that bacterially induced metabolic changes in stem cells can enhance skin and hair follicle regeneration in both mice and humans, suggesting potential strategies for improving recovery after injury.

This study demonstrated that human hair can be coated with Fe3O4 nanoparticles, allowing it to be oriented and moved by a magnetic field, which may enhance drug delivery and hair care applications.

In this case study, a 33-year-old female with neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus experienced hair regrowth with no further loss after receiving a combination of systemic and local treatments.

This article discusses hair loss conditions and available camouflage options after medical and surgical interventions fail, but it reports no new clinical findings.

This study reviewed evidence for six minimally invasive treatments for androgenetic alopecia, finding consistent support for platelet-rich plasma and topical finasteride, while other options like microneedling and intradermal dutasteride showed promise but need further and standardized research.

This case report documents a young girl who developed alopecia areata shortly after a COVID-19 infection, with significant hair regrowth achieved through topical treatment over six months, except for one resistant area; highlighting a potential link between the virus and autoimmune reactions.

In this study, researchers characterized the clinical features of ophiasis, an uncommon type of alopecia areata, and proposed a new subtype classification that may help predict treatment response and guide management, noting that ophiasis generally has a chronic and refractory nature.

This review synthesizes the latest advances in wound healing and scar management, exploring molecular mechanisms, therapeutic strategies, and providing an evidence-based comparison of topical agents like Dermatix Ultra and Contractubex for scar improvement, aimed at informing clinicians and patients in decision-making.

This research describes CG2001's promising safety profile and reduced systemic exposure as an alternative to finasteride, supporting its further development for androgenic alopecia treatment in future trials.

In this review, the authors emphasize the importance of understanding drug chemical structures to help general physicians better manage and treat acne, although no specific results are reported.

In a DNFB-induced mouse model of atopic dermatitis, this study found that both topical and oral formulations of the probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis J12 improved AD symptoms through distinct mechanisms, with topical applications reducing local inflammation and oral administration enhancing gut microbiota and reducing systemic inflammation.

In this article, it is explored how pregnancy-related physiologic changes can predispose women to dermatologic conditions affecting well-being, and it highlights the critical role of women’s health nurse practitioners in managing these conditions with attention to safety and efficacy in pregnant patients.

This review synthesizes evidence on how RNA modifications affect wound healing, particularly in skin, bone, and corneal injuries, emphasizing potential therapeutic strategies for burns and trauma in relation to these cellular processes.

In this study, araliadiol, a plant-derived compound, exhibited senomorphic effects in three dermal fibroblast senescence models, suggesting its potential as a topical treatment to mitigate skin aging by reducing certain senescence-related markers and increasing procollagen type I content.

This case study documents a boy with zinc-responsive acral hyperkeratosis improving significantly after zinc supplementation, suggesting it could result from inadequately treated acrodermatitis enteropathica.

This expert panel review developed consensus recommendations for managing androgenetic alopecia in Canadian adults, endorsing seven interventions like oral and topical medications and platelet-rich plasma.

In this case study, researchers documented chronic dermatitis and ulcerative lesions in a 70-year-old Syrian man following chlorine gas exposure during the conflict, highlighting the need for healthcare planning and registries to manage long-term effects in affected populations.

In this study, topical and intralesional vitamin D3 and its analogs were found to be effective and safe treatments for mild-to-moderate alopecia areata, achieving a 53.75% success rate, though intralesional vitamin D3 was less effective than other treatments like corticosteroids.

This study found that although patients with significant scalp hair loss experienced substantial reductions in Severity of Alopecia Tool scores, few maintained this improvement over time, indicating potential suboptimal effectiveness of current treatments.

This study found no significant difference in serum Vitamin D levels between children with alopecia areata and healthy controls, nor was there any correlation between Vitamin D levels and the severity, duration, or pattern of the condition, or nail changes.

This case report describes a 33-year-old woman whose symptoms improved significantly after vitamin D and zinc supplementation, highlighting the importance of diagnosing and managing deficiencies to enhance quality of life in young women.

Permanent makeup can cause delayed allergic reactions, but they can be managed with proper treatment.

This case report documented an elderly woman with delusional parasitosis, a belief of being infested by parasites, which was associated with severe anemia and resolved significantly after anemia treatment and antipsychotic medication.

Fractionated laser therapy, especially erbium-glass laser, effectively increases hair thickness in people with hair loss but doesn't increase the number of hairs.

This study found that in Denmark, dermatology drugs are mostly used as expected, but identified a few unexpected patterns that warrant targeted follow-up to determine if there is inappropriate use.

Custom software found that common allergy drugs might have new uses for various conditions and could improve survival in some cancers.