10 citations
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May 2017 in “CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association journal” The boy had a fungal scalp infection called kerion, which was cured with oral antifungal medication.
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June 2017 in “Pharmacological Reports” This study found that ATP-sensitive potassium channels may play a role in chloroquine-induced itching in mice, as channel openers reduced scratching behavior while a blocker reversed these effects.
January 2025 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” August 2020 in “Prosiding Farmasi” This study reviewed existing literature and reported that 1% Zinc pyrithione in anti-dandruff shampoo effectively inhibits the growth of fungi responsible for dandruff, aligning with the regulatory limits set by Indonesian health authorities.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Brepocitinib improves cicatricial alopecia and reduces key immune markers.
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November 2014 in “PubMed” This article discusses the diagnosis and treatment of tinea infections, emphasizing the importance of confirming certain diagnoses with lab tests and recommending treatments such as terbinafine for tinea capitis and onychomycosis.
28 citations
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December 2001 in “European Journal of Pharmacology” This study found that the compound M50054 inhibits apoptosis by blocking caspase-3 activation and may improve chemotherapy-induced alopecia and hepatitis symptoms.
December 2014 in “Berkala Ilmu Kesehatan Kulit dan Kelamin” This case report describes successful treatment of a four-year-old boy with kerion-type tinea capitis caused by T. mentagrophytes using griseofulvin, erythromycin, wet dressing, and ketokonazole shampoo, with improvement after 8 weeks.
January 2019 in “Open access journal of mycology & mycological sciences” This article discusses tinea capitis, highlighting its causes, symptoms, diagnostic methods, and the importance of selecting treatment based on the causal agent for effective outcomes; it reports no new clinical results.
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October 2025 in “Cancer” This review highlights the potential of PROTACs to transform cancer treatment by selectively degrading oncogenic proteins, overcoming drug resistance, and reducing toxicity; it also discusses challenges in optimizing these therapies for personalized applications.
September 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that in participants with notalgia paresthetica, 8 weeks of treatment with difelikefalin significantly improved itch intensity and increased the rate of strict complete response compared to placebo, starting as early as week 3.
15 citations
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April 2011 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that A(3)B(5) downregulates melanin production and suppresses melanoma cell growth by promoting proteasomal degradation of TRP-2.
5 citations
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December 2015 in “PubMed” This study identified several gonadal hormone drugs, including toremifene citrate, tamoxifen citrate, and clomiphene citrate, that effectively inhibited filovirus entry in a pseudovirus model.
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May 2024 in “International Journal of Dermatology” November 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Combining MMP-9 and JAK inhibitors can effectively prevent skin depigmentation in vitiligo.
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October 2020 in “Cermin Dunia Kedokteran” This study reported complete clinical clearance of tinea capitis in a 3-year-old boy after 8 weeks of treatment with oral griseofulvin and ketoconazole shampoo.
In this case report, the authors observed that onabotulinum toxin A therapy, extended to areas around traumatic excoriations and alopecia, resulted in notable healing and hair regrowth in a patient with trigeminal trophic syndrome and trichotillomania.
77 citations
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January 1980 in “Carcinogenesis” This study found that TPA was significantly more effective than mezerein in inducing dark basal keratinocytes in mouse skin, which may be important in early tumor promotion stages.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that the oral IRAK4-inhibitors BAY 1834845 and BAY 1830839 reduced skin inflammation and systemic inflammatory responses in healthy volunteers, showing similar pharmacodynamic effects to prednisolone when challenged with topical imiquimod and intravenous LPS.
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September 1962 in “Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology” This study reported that black hairy tongue was rapidly resolved with topical triamcinolone acetonide, suggesting further trials for its treatment are warranted.
June 2026 in “Frontiers in Immunology” In this case report, a 57-year-old man with severe atopic dermatitis, vitiligo, and alopecia areata showed rapid and significant improvement after treatment with the JAK1 inhibitor upadacitinib, suggesting its potential as an effective monotherapy for these co-existing conditions when conventional therapies fail.
December 2025 in “JEADV Clinical Practice” This review reports that innovative topical treatments for dermatologic conditions like acne and atopic dermatitis show minimal systemic absorption, indicating improved safety and tolerability compared to traditional therapies.
P-3074 effectively blocks scalp DHT better than oral finasteride.
January 2019 in “대한피부과학회지” This study found that patients with kerion responded well to antifungal treatments, with a lower dose of prednisolone effectively reducing inflammation when systemic corticosteroids were needed.
January 2024 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” This study found that botulinum toxin type A inhibited apoptosis in dermal papillary cells induced by dihydrotestosterone through the circ_0135062/miR-506-3p/Bax axis.
1 citations
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January 2024 in “Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology” In this study, complete recovery from folliculitis dissecans was observed after intradermal botulinum toxin A injections, with the effect attributed to the host response rather than direct bacterial action.
July 2021 in “International journal of dermatology, venereology and leprosy sciences” This study found that diphenylcyclopropenone (DPCP) was more effective and better tolerated than dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) in promoting hair regrowth in patients with alopecia areata.
January 2025 in “Open Veterinary Journal” This case series reports that electrochemotherapy with intravenous bleomycin effectively resolved cutaneous mast cell tumors in four cats, showing no tumor recurrence during follow-up, except for new lesions in one cat, and minimal local toxicity.
September 2019 in “Ukrainian Journal of Dermatology Venerology Cosmetology” In this study, 90 pediatric patients with scalp microsporia were treated with a combination of griseofulvin, Antral, sertaconazole nitrate cream, and Bion 3 Kid, resulting in complete recovery, reduced treatment duration, and prevention of disease recurrence and colds, with high drug tolerability.
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December 1994 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” In this study, itraconazole was shown to accumulate in the deeper skin layers of guinea pigs after oral administration, suggesting this delivery method effectively targets infective organisms there.