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Atypical male hair loss may not respond to usual treatments.

This review discusses the evolution of the term “hot comb alopecia” to central cicatricial centrifugal alopecia (CCCA) and highlights the ongoing debate over hairstyling practices' role in its pathology, without offering new clinical results.

This study found that early-onset baldness in African-American men is associated with an increased risk of developing prostate cancer and more aggressive tumors, with potential interactions involving age and smoking.

Two key genetic areas linked to male-pattern baldness were identified.

This report describes an 8-year-old male with trichotillomania, confirmed by trichoscopy showing characteristic hair damage and patterns.

This review discusses available treatments for androgenetic alopecia in men, like finasteride and 5% minoxidil, and notes that hair growth results are unpredictable and often driven by industry-sponsored studies.

This study suggests a weak association between male-pattern baldness and some coronary heart disease risk factors, but does not support it as a strong indicator of coronary risk.

This study elucidates a mechanism for male pattern baldness involving tension in scalp muscles that leads to reduced blood flow and hypoxia around hair follicles, proposing a multi-targeted therapeutic approach.

This study found that male pattern baldness was associated with an increased risk of skin cancer at the head and neck, particularly affecting the scalp.

In this case report, a 5-year-old boy presented with an itchy patch of hair loss in the frontotemporal region, with trichoscopy revealing specific hair shaft features, such as black dots and corkscrew hairs.

This study found that androgenetic alopecia is significantly associated with a family history of baldness, and most patients showed normal serum testosterone levels.

This study suggests that integrating scalp reduction into male pattern baldness treatment may reduce time, trouble, and cost by about one third compared to conventional hair restoration methods.

This meta-analysis suggests that individuals with vertex baldness may have a higher risk of prostate cancer, though overall baldness is not significantly associated with prostate cancer risk.

This study reported that low-dose oral minoxidil combined with a 5α-reductase inhibitor improved hair density in most men with female pattern hair loss after 6 months or more of treatment.

Male pattern baldness is common and can be managed with early intervention.

Recognizing bamboo hair helps diagnose Netherton’s syndrome.

This article reviews current knowledge on the causes, diagnosis, and medical treatments for androgenetic alopecia, particularly in men, and reports no new findings.

This source reports findings from a case study detailing hair loss in two female patients, published in the JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, emphasizing that specific diagnostic outcomes or treatment results are not included in the summary.

Mother and son diagnosed with a rare genetic hair loss condition with no effective treatment.

An infant with complete hair loss was diagnosed with a genetic disorder affecting hair growth.

This paper reviews the causes, treatments, and cultural attitudes towards male pattern baldness but presents no new research findings.

This article discusses androgenetic alopecia, including its prevalence, different patterns in men and women, and variations among races, without providing new clinical findings.

In this study, researchers examined women with androgenic alopecia in the Indian subcontinent and found varying patterns of hair loss, with inconclusive hormonal profiles but potentially useful hair pull tests and trichograms.

This case report describes a 59-year-old woman diagnosed with frontal fibrosing alopecia, presenting with scarring alopecia and perifollicular erythematous papules.

This paper identifies Galeal Tension-Induced Follicular Hypoxia as a mechanism for male pattern baldness, proposing a new therapeutic protocol targeting underlying physiological failures rather than just symptoms.

This study found that vertex accentuation is the second most common pattern of female pattern hair loss in Asian women, following the diffuse type.

This review discusses prevention, diagnosis, and treatment strategies for traction alopecia but presents no new clinical findings; the authors emphasize early intervention to prevent permanent hair loss.

This abstract presents a clinical case of a woman with traction alopecia and discusses trichoscopic findings without reporting any new research results.

This study reports that male-pattern baldness may be linked to an increased risk of skin cancer, particularly for tumors located on the scalp.

Men with early-onset baldness may have a higher risk of heart disease.