October 2025 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” In this case report, a 31-year-old male with refractory sycosis barbae achieved complete remission after 4 months of treatment with bimekizumab, suggesting this dual inhibitor of interleukin-17A and IL-17F may be a promising therapy for this condition.
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October 2017 in “Mycoses” In this case report, an 80-year-old male with severe sycosis barbae and no animal contact was successfully treated with oral terbinafine after diagnostic sequencing identified Trichophyton verrucosum as the infecting species.
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July 2003 in “Military medicine” This article reviews the causes, classification, and new treatments for pseudofolliculitis barbae but provides no new research findings.
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April 2019 in “Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology” This article reviews the causes and clinical presentation of pseudofolliculitis barbae, highlighting how genetic susceptibility and hair removal practices contribute to its development, but reports no new research findings.
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March 2014 in “Dermatologic clinics” This article discusses the causes, development, treatment, and prevention strategies for pseudofolliculitis barbae and folliculitis keloidalis nuchae, but reports no new clinical results.