4 citations
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December 2001 in “Endoscopy” Prednisolone and Bactrim improved symptoms in a woman with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome.
6 citations
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August 2012 in “The Journal of Pediatrics” A 12-year-old girl was diagnosed with monilethrix, a genetic condition causing fragile, beaded hair that breaks easily, with no effective treatment available.
December 2025 in “JGH Open” Early diagnosis and treatment with corticosteroids can improve outcomes in Cronkhite–Canada syndrome.
January 2026 in “Clinics and Practice” Baricitinib helps alopecia areata and may improve psoriasis, but its effect on psoriatic arthritis is unclear.
32 citations
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April 1994 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” High androgen levels and genetic factors likely cause Becker's nevus and related symptoms.
January 1996 in “Studia iuridica” Two new gene mutations cause a rare hair disorder.
August 2023 in “Acta Scientific Paediatrics” A baby from an Indian family had a rare genetic disorder causing no scalp or body hair due to a specific gene deletion.
March 2024 in “Residência Pediátrica” An infant developed excessive hair growth after a bone marrow transplant and cyclosporine treatment.
7 citations
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January 2013 in “Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery” A 79-year-old man was diagnosed with a rare skin condition called nevus comedonicus on his eyelids.
22 citations
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September 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” New mutations in the EBP gene cause CDPX2, affecting bones, skin, eyes, and hair, with females generally less affected than males.
4 citations
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May 2020 in “The journal of pediatrics/The Journal of pediatrics” A boy with monilethrix has brittle hair that breaks easily due to a genetic condition, which might improve by puberty.
25 citations
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September 2005 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Rapp-Hodgkin syndrome, AEC, and EEC are different expressions of the same genetic disorder caused by TP63 gene mutations.
23 citations
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July 2016 in “JAMA Ophthalmology” CDH3-related disease causes worsening eye and hair issues.
2 citations
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February 2023 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” Baricitinib effectively improved both atopic dermatitis and alopecia areata symptoms in a patient.
High CCL11 levels may indicate poor response to baricitinib in severe alopecia areata.
23 citations
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February 2004 in “Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology” A boy with chromosome 13q deletion syndrome developed eye cancer, a woman with breast cancer lost vision due to a rare side-effect of her treatment, a man's vision worsened after using a hair loss drug, and two rare disorders were discussed. Optical Coherence Tomography is useful for diagnosing and monitoring these conditions.
7 citations
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January 2009 in “Immunological investigations” A 3-year-old boy lost all his hair due to a rare reaction to phenobarbital, but it grew back after steroid treatment.
February 2026 in “Frontiers in Pediatrics” Consider trichobezoars in young girls with vague symptoms for accurate diagnosis.
December 2022 in “Brazilian Journal of Health Review” Patients with Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome need psychological support and multidisciplinary care for complex treatment decisions.
14 citations
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September 2018 in “The journal of allergy and clinical immunology/Journal of allergy and clinical immunology/The journal of allergy and clinical immunology” A boy's growth and immune problems were caused by a new mutation in the STAT5B gene.
October 2013 in “The American Journal of Gastroenterology” The man's diarrhea was caused by a rare disorder called Cronkhite-Canada syndrome, which improved with specific medications.
June 2025 in “Preprints.org” Baricitinib improves alopecia areata and may help psoriasis but might not be ideal for psoriatic arthritis.
February 2025 in “Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international” Genetic testing is recommended for young patients showing signs like cataracts and hair changes to diagnose Werner syndrome early.
January 2022 in “International Journal of Clinical Oncology and Cancer Research” Consider Castleman's disease in similar cases; histology and steroids help diagnose and manage it.
October 2025 in “Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics” A novel CLDN1 mutation in a 2-month-old with NISCH showed improvement with symptom management.
33 citations
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December 1982 in “Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology” Hair-shaft abnormalities can indicate neurological disorders, some of which are treatable.
3 citations
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May 2017 in “BMJ Case Reports” A 15-year-old boy's skin and hair condition worsened due to improper treatment, leading to severe health issues.
1 citations
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June 2016 in “Medicina” Monilethrix is a genetic disorder causing brittle hair, diagnosed using tricoscopy.
34 citations
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December 1995 in “Pediatric Dermatology” Congenital Triangular Alopecia is a rare, non-scarring hair loss that can be surgically treated in females for cosmetic reasons.
July 2018 in “Kidney international” Genetic testing for EGFR mutations is crucial in similar cases.