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April 2014 in “International Wound Journal” The authors reported that V-Y-S plasty was a safe one-stage method for reconstructing very large scalp alopecia following burns or surgeries.
February 2013 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Uncombable hair syndrome causes dry, frizzy hair that can't be combed flat, seen in a young child.
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August 2012 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This paper discusses the use of dermatoscopy as a fast, noninvasive technique for diagnosing hair shaft disorders and reports no new results; the authors highlight its advantages over traditional microscopy methods.
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June 2016 in “Pediatric Dermatology” This review examines hair shaft disorders, reporting limited evidence for treatments like minoxidil and oral retinoids, and emphasizes gentle hair care and genetic counseling for managing congenital cases.
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June 2016 in “Pediatric Dermatology” This review discusses the prognosis and treatment options for hair shaft disorders, finding no studies but suggesting some disorders improve with specific treatments like minoxidil and retinoids, while gentle hair care remains essential.
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December 2008 in “Expert Review of Dermatology” This article reviews hair and nail disorders in children, emphasizing their prevalence, congenital and acquired origins, and the diagnostic challenges compared to treatment, but reports no new clinical results.
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January 2020 in “Clinical dermatology review” This review describes distinct trichoscopic findings for various alopecias in individuals with skin of color, but reports no new clinical results.
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August 1993 in “Archives of Dermatology” This case report documents the first instance of acquired uncombable hair syndrome in a 39-year-old woman, characterized by diffuse alopecia and minimal upper lip hirsutism.
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January 2019 in “Paediatrics and Child Health” This article reviews pediatric hair growth issues, common causes of hair loss in children, and approaches to diagnosis, but presents no new clinical findings.
November 2025 in “Pediatric Dermatology” In this case study, a previously healthy 7-year-old boy was treated with a combination of topical minoxidil, retinoic acid, and clobetasol for a rare presentation of linear alopecia areata, resulting in full hair regrowth one year later.
July 2025 in “Health Sciences” In this case study, researchers described a 7-year-old girl with non-scarring alopecia marked by unique clinical features, likely due to congenital triangular alopecia, and planned a hair follicle transplant to enhance her quality of life.
July 2024 in “Dermatology Practical & Conceptual” This article discusses the diagnostic challenges between certain neonatal scalp conditions and highlights the potential of line-field confocal optical coherence tomography to provide detailed, non-invasive skin examination, without presenting new clinical findings.
This study utilized 3D ultra-high frequency ultrasound to effectively detect different disease phases of alopecia areata by visualizing hair follicle structures and identifying unique pathological signs, offering a promising non-invasive diagnostic tool that surpasses conventional methods.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 3D ultrasound can detect hair follicle changes and disease phases in alopecia areata.
January 2022 in “Clinical Cases in Dermatology” This case report describes a unique instance of congenital triangular alopecia affecting the chin in a 12-year-old boy, noting the condition is typically benign with limited treatment options being necessary.
January 2022 in “Consultant” The man's occipital hair loss was due to temporal triangular alopecia, not alopecia areata.
December 2019 in “Journal of pediatrics & neonatology” This case report discusses the diagnosis and management of temporal triangular alopecia in a pediatric patient experiencing asymptomatic hair loss, emphasizing its nonprogressive nature and poor prognosis for regrowth.
July 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” This chapter details the causes and diagnostic process of pediatric alopecia, including trichoscopic findings, but reports no new clinical results.
April 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The study found that Temporal Triangular Alopecia often starts in early childhood, while Folliculitis Decalvans is characterized by tufted hairs and redness around hair follicles.
The man has Temporal Triangular Alopecia, a stable, non-scarring hair loss condition best treated with hair transplantation.
January 2011 in “International Journal of Trichology” The document concludes that doctors should recognize congenital triangular alopecia to avoid unnecessary treatments, as it does not respond to steroids like alopecia areata does.
September 2009 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article reports that the ISHRS has formed a committee to register hair restoration outcomes in patients with cicatricial alopecia and other hair diseases, without presenting new research findings.
December 2023 in “Natural product research” This study found that compound 4 from Urtica triangularis subsp. pinnatifida exhibited stronger anti-BPH activity against BPH-1 cells with an IC50 of 79.75 μM compared to finasteride's IC50 of 91.8 μM, while compounds 1, 2, and 5 showed moderate activity.
April 2016 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” A 4-year-old girl had a rare hair disorder affecting only part of her scalp.
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February 2014 in “Hair therapy & transplantation” This case report describes a one-year-old boy with combined occipito-linear and triangular fronto-temporo-parietal alopecia and discusses the possibility of these lesions being a variant of neonatal occipital alopecia.
February 2017 in “Medicina cutánea ibero-latino-americana” This case report documents an 8-year-old boy with alopecia areata presenting as symmetric alopecic patches with a triangular and targetoid pattern on the scalp, successfully treated with clobetasol propionate foam.
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July 1985 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” In this study, oral biotin improved hair growth, strength, and combability in a child with uncombable hair syndrome, while hair in two others slowly improved without biotin.
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June 2018 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This article reviews uncombable hair syndrome, highlighting its symptoms, potential diagnosis methods, and the suggestion for biotin supplements, but it reports no new empirical results.
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June 2022 in “Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening” A young boy's uncombable hair is due to a rare genetic condition that usually improves over time.
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July 2017 in “Skin appendage disorders” A 9-year-old Hispanic girl has Uncombable Hair Syndrome, which may improve with age and biotin treatment.