July 2023 in “Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS” "Moth-eaten alopecia" can be a sign of secondary syphilis, treatable with penicillin.
May 2011 in “British Journal of Dermatology” The 1891 epidemic skin disease was likely caused by arsenic poisoning, possibly from beer or fish.
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January 2015 in “Veterinary record case reports” A dog in Germany was successfully treated for a rare bacterial infection without spreading it to humans.
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June 2011 in “Journal of Dermatological Case Reports” Shaving and applying erythromycin cream and clotrimazole powder effectively treated trichomycosis axillaris.
November 2004 in “Emergency Medicine News” CA-MRSA is a growing health issue needing new treatments and better hygiene to prevent spread.
October 2024 in “Frontiers in Immunology” Pertussis toxin may contribute to hair loss in alopecia areata.
December 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” MCPIP1 in myeloid cells is important for skin cancer development and healthy hair growth.
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January 2011 in “Journal of the Saudi Society of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery” Thallium poisoning from contaminated cake caused severe health issues in Baghdad, highlighting the need to ban thallium as a rodenticide.
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June 2009 in “Clinical Toxicology” Polonium poisoning is diagnosed by detecting it in urine and feces, and treated with supportive care, infection prevention, and chelation therapy.
October 2025 in “Pharmaceuticals” Auranofin shows promise as a cancer treatment, especially when combined with other therapies.
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October 1947 in “The Lancet” 1 citations
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November 1947 in “The Lancet” 17 citations
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January 1993 in “Dermatology” Arsenic poisoning can be caused by both criminal acts and certain medical treatments.
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August 2022 in “American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene” Scalp abscesses can occur after hair loss treatments and may be caused by Mycobacterium abscessus.
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February 1981 in “Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine” A three-year-old girl survived a rare serious infection caused by BCG vaccination, which improved after treatment with a leprosy drug.
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May 2017 in “JAAD Case Reports” ATX-101 injections can cause hair loss.
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September 2015 in “Drug Design Development and Therapy” AD198 is more effective than doxorubicin in stopping certain dog cancer cells.
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June 2015 in “Journal of dermatology” A woman and her daughter had thallium poisoning from a herbal drink and rodenticide, causing hair loss and other symptoms.
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January 2004 in “Biochimie” Arsenic trioxide effectively treats APL, improving survival rates despite its toxicity.
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July 2024 in “Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS” Syphilitic alopecia can be effectively diagnosed and treated, leading to hair regrowth.
January 2008 in “中山醫學大學醫學研究所學位論文” Danthron from Rhubarb causes melanoma cells to stop growing and die.
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June 2025 in “Gut Microbes” BroadAMP-GPT effectively creates antimicrobial peptides to fight drug-resistant bacteria.
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October 2005 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” September 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Dermatologists should consider alpha-gal syndrome in patients with unexplained chronic skin issues.
April 2015 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” The woman likely has secondary syphilis, treatable with penicillin.
December 2004 in “Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease” Pityriasis amiantacea is linked to Staphylococcus aureus infection and can be effectively treated with antibiotics, corticosteroids, and coal tar.
November 2023 in “The Bovine practitioner” A bull got very sick and had to be put down after eating hairy vetch for months.
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May 2018 in “PloS one” Both classical and L-type atypical BSE from cattle can infect goats with different incubation times, and tests can distinguish between the two strains.
January 2016 in “Elsevier eBooks” Dermatophycosis is a treatable fungal skin infection spread by contact with infected animals.
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April 2015 in “Transboundary and Emerging Diseases” A hospital outbreak of catheter infections in calves was caused by a bacteria from a beef herd, leading to longer hospital stays, more drug use, and calf deaths.