165 citations
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January 2014 in “Dermatology Research and Practice” This review discusses the various dermatological applications of zinc, including its use in treating infections, inflammatory dermatoses, pigmentary disorders, and neoplasias, and reports no new clinical findings.
27 citations
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March 2012 in “Dermatologic Therapy” In this study, all five patients with zinc deficiency-related hair loss experienced improvement or recovery of their condition after receiving oral zinc treatment.
5 citations
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April 2013 in “Nasza Dermatologia Online” This study reports no new clinical results on oral zinc therapy for acrodermatitis enteropathica but provides demographic data and symptom prevalence among thirty affected children.
65 citations
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January 2009 in “Annals of Dermatology” In this study, oral zinc supplementation for twelve weeks increased serum zinc levels in alopecia areata patients with low zinc, showing positive hair regrowth in 66.7% of participants, though this was not statistically significant.
16 citations
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March 2015 in “Dermatologic therapy” This study reported two cases of alopecia areata where hair regrowth was achieved with zinc gluconate and sulfur amino acids after relapse post-PUVA cessation, suggesting potential zinc responsiveness in some patients.