15 citations
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January 2012 in “International Journal of Trichology” This case report describes dermoscopic features of pemphigus vulgaris on the scalp, highlighting that hair casts may suggest treatment adjustment for improved disease control.
March 2015 in “Plastic and reconstructive surgery” This review discusses foreheadplasty techniques, highlighting that using hairline incisions can maintain or lower the hairline, and reports no new clinical results.
August 2024 in “Research Journal of Health Sciences” This study reports that normal scalp and hair in Black Africans exhibited regular white dots and a preserved honeycomb pattern, with some showing peripilar casts and scales.
July 2019 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This abstract provides contact information for François Kuonen at the Lausanne University Hospital Center and reports no new research findings.
Hairline design is crucial for lasting, natural-looking hair restoration in West Asians.
8 citations
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October 1993 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This case report details a 52-year-old man's successful hair regrowth following treatment with griseofulvin for Trichophyton tonsurans-induced scalp ringworm.
5 citations
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June 2022 in “Scientific Reports” This study observed that basal cell carcinoma on the scalp shares more similar characteristics with truncal lesions than facial lesions, despite the scalp's proximity to the face.
January 2000 in “Linchuang pifuke zazhi” This case report describes a 58-year-old man with pretibial myxedema and hyperthyroidism, highlighting his cardiac symptoms, exophthalmos, weight loss, and specific dermatological findings over the last four years.
5 citations
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January 2014 in “Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery” A woman had 13 non-cancerous cysts on her scalp successfully removed in one surgery.
20 citations
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October 2019 in “JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery” This study found that the incidence of head and neck melanoma has increased by 51.1% among pediatric, adolescent, and young adult populations in North America over the past 20 years, primarily affecting males aged 15 to 39 years.
2 citations
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May 2019 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” The correspondence discusses the higher prevalence of acne vulgaris in hidradenitis suppurativa patients, but notes potential overestimation due to unrecognized facial HS.
3 citations
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November 2010 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This case report details a rare instance of a giant cellular blue nevus on the scalp, highlighting its potential to damage underlying bone and hair follicles, alongside a separate alopecia areata lesion successfully treated with topical corticosteroid.
14 citations
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January 2019 in “Annals of plastic surgery” This case report details a face and scalp transplant in a patient with granulomatosis with polyangiitis and trauma, showing an encouraging 3-year outcome without disease relapse or severe complications.
July 2023 in “International Journal of Trichology” In this case report, a 39-year-old man with sudden whitening of scalp hair due to alopecia areata experienced total regrowth of pigmented hair after six months without systemic treatment.
October 2025 in “Clinical Case Reports” This case report challenges the traditional view by documenting reversible vision loss following scalp injections of platelet-rich plasma, attributed to an inflammatory or microvascular event, treatable with corticosteroids.
12 citations
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August 1988 in “Histopathology” This case report describes a giant pigmented tumor of the scalp in a 47-year-old woman and suggests a possible dual origin involving neural crest differentiation.
November 2024 in “Biophysical Chemistry” This study analyzed the swelling behavior of human hair during permanent waving treatment, finding that both the microstructure and macrostructure of intermediate filaments swell simultaneously at the initial stage, and while partially destructed by reduction, they are considerably restored through oxidation.
December 2025 in “Pomeranian Journal of Life Sciences” This case report describes a man who developed localized acquired hypertrichosis due to inflammation and local pressure from over 20 years of working in mining, finding no statistical difference in hair thickness between his shoulders.
25 citations
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January 1983 in “Archives of dermatology” This article reviews the early establishment of dermatology as a specialty in the U.S. and documents the initial descriptive errors in understanding Darier's disease, offering no new clinical data.
3 citations
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May 2020 in “Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore” Hair dye can cause serious scalp issues, including skull erosion.
15 citations
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October 1999 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This case report describes a 30-year-old man who developed superficial bacterial folliculitis after sleeping on a waterbed and was effectively treated with topical clindamycin gel.
March 2021 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” This study found that human dWAT regulates hair growth and pigmentation through HGF secretion, highlighting potential novel targets for treating hair growth and pigmentation disorders.
June 2024 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This article traces the historical development of hidradenitis suppurativa's naming and classification, noting that naming disagreements persist despite extensive research.
December 2015 in “European Journal of Pediatric Dermatology” This study describes synchronous neonatal telogen effluvium as a physiological phenomenon where newborns exhibit a hair band of rarefaction in the occipital region, not caused by sleeping position.
April 1946 in “Archives of Dermatology” This report describes two cases of tinea capitis: one resistant to local iodine treatment after partial improvement, and another cured with the same treatment, in African American and Caucasian children, respectively.
April 2002 in “Postgraduate medicine” This case report describes a 4-year-old African American boy with tinea capitis characterized by itchy, scaly patches and hair loss, diagnosed through microscopic examination after initial treatments were only partially effective.
1 citations
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April 2024 in “Dermatology Practical & Conceptual” Thick scalp melanoma can be hard to diagnose because it often looks like other skin conditions.
October 2013 in “European Orthopaedics and Traumatology” A woman's hair grew back within 3 months after temporary hair loss from improper head positioning during shoulder surgery.
219 citations
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July 1995 in “PubMed” This study found that recombinant keratinocyte growth factor (rKGF) stimulated hair growth and provided a protective effect against alopecia in murine models, suggesting its role in hair follicle development and regeneration.
68 citations
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January 2020 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutics” Vitamin C-based nanovesicles effectively treat acne.