July 2023 in “Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology” In this study, reflectance confocal microscopy was used to diagnose periorificial dermatitis, revealing specific skin changes such as hair follicle dilatation, increased vascular density, and inflammation, which help distinguish it from similar conditions.
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January 2011 in “European journal of dermatology/EJD. European journal of dermatology” This article provides an overview of lipedematous scalp, a rare condition characterized by a thickened scalp without hair loss, and emphasizes the need for further research due to limited case reports.
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July 2009 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” This article discusses how the balding scalp's exposure to UV and near-infrared light may accelerate aging, with changes detectable under ultraviolet light; it presents no new clinical findings.
November 2024 in “SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine” In this study, NH Asian alopecia areata patients reported the highest levels of severe disease, with NH White patients having the most eyebrow involvement and Hispanic patients showing the least severity.
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December 2022 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” In this study, researchers developed a new classification system for anterior hairline types among Asian males without androgenetic alopecia, finding MM, RM, and ML to be the most common types.
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December 2013 in “Journal of cutaneous pathology” A fungal infection can look like a different scalp condition in teens, leading to wrong treatment until proper tests are done.
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September 1968 in “Archives of Dermatology” In this study, researchers identified a form of irreversible scalp alopecia in Black women using hot combs, characterized by incomplete hair loss primarily on the crown and follicular scarring.
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November 2025 in “Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift” This study reports a case of fatal HHV-6 encephalitis and vasculitis in a previously healthy 49-year-old male, highlighting the occurrence of this condition even in individuals without typical risk factors, such as immunocompromised status.
May 2025 in “BMJ Case Reports” In this case report, a young man's vision problems, including blurred vision and difficulty with color perception, were suspected to be an adverse reaction to oral and topical minoxidil used for alopecia; his symptoms resolved after discontinuing the medication.
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July 2010 in “Journal of life sciences” This study found that gray scalp hair had a higher prevalence of continuous medullation and crenate cuticle type compared to black scalp hair among Bengalee males.
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September 2013 in “Therapeutic Drug Monitoring” This study found that increased hair cortisol levels among WIFN volunteers suggest higher chronic stress compared to those from a non-First Nation community, possibly linked to socioeconomic factors and poorer health.
April 2025 in “Scholars International Journal of Anatomy and Physiology” This study examined hairline patterns among the Etche people in Rivers State, Nigeria, and found straight-lined hairlines to be the most common, observed in 34.4% of participants, with significant differences in hairline dimensions by gender and marital status, but not by religious affiliation.
November 2016 in “Der Hautarzt” This article presents case reports of three women with hair thinning primarily on the top of the head, suggesting a pattern consistent with female-type androgenetic alopecia, though this is not diagnostic.
August 2026 in “The Journal of Dermatology” In this review, the authors summarize recent findings on dermal white adipose tissue (dWAT), highlighting its crucial role in the hair follicle microenvironment by regulating inflammation and immune responses, thus influencing hair regeneration.
2 citations
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January 1990 March 2024 in “Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd” In this study, researchers at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College are comparing the effectiveness and side effects of Adapalene gel (0.1%) and Tazarotene gel (0.05%) in acne treatment among patients aged 12-35, with assessments every 4, 8, and 12 weeks. Results are not reported yet.
8 citations
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February 2005 in “British Journal of Haematology” This report describes a case of a man developing hair changes, including Beau's lines and Pohl-Pinkus constrictions, following ABVD chemotherapy.
8 citations
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April 2015 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This report describes two cases of white piedra caused by Trichosporon inkin in a northern climate, detailing clinical findings and diagnosis without presenting new experimental results.
January 2005 in “한방재활의학과학회지” In this study, the most common types of alopecia observed in patients visiting an oriental medicine clinic were androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata, and telogen effluvium.
July 2022 in “British Journal of Dermatology”
July 2021 in “Clinical Medicine” This abstract does not report research results but acknowledges feedback concerning adherence to inclusion criteria from a prior study on the Ottawa rule by Perry et al., as shared in their CT-based clinical research.
11 citations
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October 1980 in “Archives of Dermatology” This case report describes a 75-year-old woman with pustular psoriasis who developed Beau's lines on her nails, coinciding with episodes of telogen effluvium.
February 2026 in “Cureus” This study validated that both tape-based and image-based methods for measuring head crown areas, and the CASLite NOVA as well as Image-Pro software for hair count, showed acceptable agreement, supporting their interchangeable use in hair care research settings.
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August 1986 in “Archives of Dermatology” This case report describes a patient with skin and nail hyperpigmentation and premature gray hair due to vitamin B12 deficiency, which were reversed after treatment with cyanocobalamin.
February 2025 in “International Journal of Dermatology” In this review, researchers examined pressure alopecia related to injectable treatments, identifying that injected volume can compress blood vessels, leading to hair loss through ischemia and inflammation, which emphasizes the need for targeted risk management and therapeutic strategies in dermatology.
The man's scalp tightness after hair surgery affects his life and work, and it's unclear if it's due to the surgery or a mental health issue.
35 citations
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January 2011 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This review discusses the anatomy, evaluation, surgical methods, and nonsurgical options for forehead lifting, but it reports no new clinical results.
49 citations
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March 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This review discusses dermal white adipose tissue's roles in skin immunity, highlighting its antimicrobial function and interactions with other immune cells, but reports no new clinical results.
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April 1998 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This report describes a case of pretibial myxedema in an 18-year-old Japanese woman with Graves' disease, along with a review of 112 similar cases from the Japanese literature.
A man's scalp hair loss was due to a combined melanocytic nevus and alopecia areata, suggesting a possible link between the two conditions.