research The ‘bald’ phenotype (androgenetic alopecia) is caused by the high glycaemic, high cholesterol and low mineral ‘western diet’
Western diet may cause male pattern baldness; low glycemic diet with magnesium could help.
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research Diffuse scarring alopecia in a female pattern hair loss distribution
Scarring hair loss found in female pattern; biopsy needed for diagnosis.
research Lonely Hair Sign: Not Specific for Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia
Hair diameter diversity is a key sign for diagnosing and managing male pattern baldness.
research Association of fibrosis in the bulge portion with hair follicle miniaturization in androgenetic alopecia
Fibrosis in the bulge area of hair follicles can cause hair thinning in male pattern baldness, and drugs that inhibit fibrosis might help reverse this.
research Avaliação de alterações estruturais envolvendo o surgimento de tecido adiposo em localizações anômalas e o deslocamento de glândulas crinas em três alopecias cicatriciais primárias linfocíticas
Adipose tissue and eccrine gland displacement are common in certain alopecias but don't help differentiate between them.
research Histopathology of alopecia: a clinicopathological approach to diagnosis
The conclusion is that accurate diagnosis of different types of hair loss requires good teamwork between skin doctors and lab experts.
research Comorbidities of Primary Scarring Alopecias: A Retrospective Multi‐Site Cross‐Sectional Study
People with primary scarring alopecia have higher risks of other health issues like vitamin D deficiency and thyroid disease.
research Cicatricial pattern hair loss is not a variant of lichen planopilaris
Cicatricial pattern hair loss is likely advanced common baldness, not a type of lichen planopilaris.
research Trichoscopy I: Non-Cicatricial Alopecia
The document concludes that different patterns of hair thickness and scalp changes can help diagnose types of non-scarring hair loss.
research Áreas de alopecia en región frontal
Early diagnosis and treatment can help manage fibrosing alopecia in older women.
research Frontal fibrosing alopecia developing after hair transplantation for androgenetic alopecia
Hair transplant destroyed by lichen planopilaris.
research Managing hair loss in midlife women
Effective treatment for midlife women's hair loss is limited, with 5% minoxidil foam being the only proven option for the most common type.
research Hair loss in women
Women's hair loss can be due to hormonal changes and various conditions, with treatments focusing on stopping progression and managing symptoms.
research Hair Pathology
Triple horizontal scalp biopsies are 98% accurate in diagnosing hair loss, better than single biopsies.
research Hair and nail diseases in the mature patient
Older adults commonly experience hair loss and nail disorders due to aging and health changes, affecting their quality of life.
research Current insight into the functions of microRNAs in common human hair loss disorders: a mini review
MicroRNAs may help diagnose and treat hair loss disorders.
research Advances in Hair Transplantation: Longitudinal Partial Follicular Unit Transplantation
New hair transplant method allows for hair regrowth in the donor area and less scarring.
research Follicular Lichen Planus Caused by Wig Use: An Unusual Case of Koebner Phenomenon
Wearing a wig caused a woman's skin condition to worsen due to pressure from the wig's fasteners.
research Diffuse hair loss in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
A woman with lupus experienced hair regrowth after treatment, but hair transplantation is not advised for her condition.
research BH04 Growing interest: a survey of low-dose oral minoxidil prescribing for hair loss
Low-dose oral minoxidil is increasingly used by dermatologists in the UK and Ireland to treat various hair loss conditions.
research An Updated Etiology of Hair Loss and the New Cosmeceutical Paradigm in Therapy: Clearing ‘the Big Eight Strikes’
New treatments for hair loss should target eight main causes and use specific plant compounds and peptides for better results.
research Use of platelet-rich plasma in lichen planopilaris and its variants: A retrospective case series demonstrating treatment tolerability without koebnerization
Platelet-rich plasma is tolerable for lichen planopilaris and doesn't worsen the condition, but its effectiveness is unclear.
research An Atlas of Hair Pathology—with Clinical CorrelationsSperlingLeonard C158 pp Price £66.99 ISBN 1-84214-203-8 (h/b) London: Parthenon, 2003
The book is a detailed guide on hair diseases and diagnosis, useful for skin disease experts.
research Association between Smoking and Hair Loss: Another Opportunity for Health Education against Smoking?
Smoking may contribute to hair loss in men.
research Male Androgenetic Alopecia
Common hair loss in men can be treated with minoxidil or finasteride.
research Trichoscopy II: Cicatricial Alopecia
Trichoscopy helps tell apart Lichen planopilaris and Frontal fibrosing alopecia from other hair loss conditions.
research Alopecia fibrosante frontal em mulheres negras: aspectos clínicos, diagnósticos e terapêuticos
Early diagnosis and less aggressive hair care improve outcomes for Black women with frontal fibrosing alopecia.
research General theory of skin reinforcement
Skin and its underlying fat layer act together to resist mechanical stress, and reinforcing this composite structure may help more with anti-aging than just strengthening the skin alone.
research Atrophying scamous papulous dermatitis (Degos disease): Nine years of follow-up
A woman with Degos disease managed her condition for nine years with medications and had two healthy pregnancies, while a separate finding suggests a possible link between female pattern hair loss and high blood pressure.
research Fibrosing Alopecia in a Pattern Distribution (FAPD) in 16 African-Descent and Hispanic Female Patients: A Challenging Diagnosis
FAPD is a possible diagnosis for hair loss in patients of color and requires multiple evaluations for accurate diagnosis.