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A woman's scalp infection caused by a fungus led to permanent hair loss and was hard to treat but responded to a specific antifungal.

Low-cost videomicroscopes might not be reliable for examining scalp disorders compared to standard methods.

Low-cost videomicroscopes may not be reliable for diagnosing scalp disorders, smartphones could be reasonable for teledermatology, and U.S. residency programs need more teledermatology training.

Corkscrew hair may be a new sign for quickly diagnosing scalp fungus in black children.

Children with scalp fungal infections need proper diagnosis and treatment, usually with antifungal medications, and newer drugs may offer quicker recovery.

The study concluded that yellow dots are a common and useful sign for diagnosing alopecia areata in dark-skinned individuals and may indicate the severity of the condition.

Adults with persistent scalp issues unresponsive to typical treatments should be tested for the fungal infection tinea capitis to start the right antifungal medication.

A woman with lupus improved significantly from scalp hair loss after treatment, highlighting the need to identify psoriatic alopecia in lupus patients to avoid permanent hair loss.

Yellow dots and short vellus hairs are key signs for diagnosing alopecia areata using trichoscopy.

Normal hair thickness varies by scalp area and a mix of hair thicknesses is typical in healthy individuals.

Trichoscopy is a non-invasive way to diagnose hair and scalp problems without needing hair samples.

Scalp cooling is the most effective FDA-approved method to prevent chemotherapy-induced hair loss, but more research is needed for other treatments.

The document concludes that terbinafine is effective for treating scalp fungal infections in children and recommends not excluding them from school during treatment, while also highlighting the need for updated treatment guidelines due to changing infection patterns.

Trichoscopy is a useful tool for diagnosing hair and scalp issues, but doctors must be careful to avoid mistakes.

Body hair transplantation is an effective method for restoring hair in people with severe baldness and limited scalp donor hair.

Trichoscopy helps quickly identify autoimmune diseases on the scalp but should be used with other standard tests.

Researchers developed an algorithm for self-diagnosing scalp conditions with high accuracy using smart device-attached microscopes.

Scalp cooling to prevent hair loss from chemotherapy works for some but not all, and studying hair damage markers could improve prevention and treatment.

Trichoscopy effectively diagnoses early female hair loss, but may need scalp biopsy for confirmation.

The document suggests that severe hair loss in SLE patients may be an early sign of scalp DLE, treatable with immunosuppressive therapy.

A teenage girl with a fungal scalp infection got better with antifungal and allergy medication, and special shampoo.

The article concludes that proper antifungal treatment is essential for treating scalp fungal infections in children, and trichoscopy is useful for diagnosis and monitoring.

Some cases of tinea capitis, a fungal scalp infection, can look like scarring hair loss due to the body's immune response and the fungus itself.

Terbinafine is the most effective treatment for tinea capitis, a scalp infection often confused with other conditions.

A teenage girl with a fungal scalp infection got better with antifungal and allergy medication, plus medicated shampoo.

New antifungal treatments for a children's scalp infection are effective and safe, but it's not decided if they will become the preferred option over the old treatment.

Trichoscopy is a valuable tool for diagnosing and managing hair and scalp disorders.

Trichoscopy helps diagnose and monitor the treatment of fungal scalp infections in children.

Wearing a ponytail often is linked to hair loss at the front of the scalp in Chinese women.

A 7-year-old boy's unusual hair loss was caused by a herpes infection and healed after treatment.