10 citations
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October 2002 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The document concludes that a man's long hair may have helped diagnose his rare case of chronic hair shedding, for which no treatment is advised.
6 citations
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January 2016 in “Skin appendage disorders” A man with rare Lichen Planopilaris lost body hair, not scalp hair, and treatment stopped itching but didn't regrow hair.
3 citations
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May 2013 in “Pediatric Dermatology” A newborn girl had a rare case of salivary gland tissue on her chest, which was safely removed.
3 citations
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January 2010 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Many people diagnosed with androgenic alopecia might actually have hidden scarring or inflammation.
2 citations
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January 2022 in “Boletín médico del Hospital infantil de México/Boletín médico del Hospital Infantil de México” Some immunosuppressed patients can get unusual skin infections from Malassezia, which can be treated with antifungal medication.
2 citations
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September 2016 in “Symbiosis online journal of veterinary sciences” A cat in Brazil was found with a severe skin condition linked to feline AIDS.
1 citations
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March 2013 in “Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology” The boy's hair loss was due to a hair-pulling disorder, not just a fungal infection.
January 2025 in “SAGE Open Medical Case Reports” Combination therapy may be more effective for difficult-to-treat scalp conditions.
September 2018 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Anterolateral leg alopecia is a benign, nonprogressive hair loss condition on the lower legs that is not well understood and may resolve on its own.
September 2018 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Elderly patients with CCCA were all African American with low vitamin D, but no iron or zinc deficiencies, and no hormonal imbalances compared to younger patients.
May 2015 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A heart transplant patient developed a skin condition called epidermodysplasia verruciformis after taking immune-suppressing drugs.
10 citations
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June 2019 in “Transplant infectious disease” The virus linked to a rare disease was found in a patient's blood and urine before skin symptoms appeared.
10 citations
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July 2015 in “Veterinary Dermatology” Estradiol gel can cause hair loss in dogs.
8 citations
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November 2009 in “The Neurologist/The neurologist” If someone has scaly skin, muscle stiffness, and intellectual disability, doctors should consider Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome, but other conditions if more symptoms are present.
August 2021 in “Revista Colombiana de Reumatología/Revista Colombiana de Reumatologia” Janus kinase inhibitors may effectively treat severe alopecia areata unresponsive to other treatments.
March 2019 in “Nasza Dermatologia Online” A rare scalp condition with hair loss was correctly diagnosed and treated, leading to hair regrowth.
37 citations
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January 2010 in “Internal Medicine” A woman's liver was damaged by taking the herbal supplement Shou-Wu-Pian, but it got better after she stopped using it.
19 citations
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January 2011 in “Clinics” A young woman with a rare hair loss condition improved with steroid and biotin treatment.
17 citations
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March 2011 in “Pediatric Dermatology” Two Sikh brothers developed permanent hair loss from wearing turbans tightly, a condition that became apparent after they moved to Austria.
14 citations
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October 2006 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A woman with Parkinson's disease experienced hair loss from the Parkinson's medication pramipexole, which improved after stopping the drug.
11 citations
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May 2011 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” Break dancing on the head may cause a type of scarring hair loss that needs early treatment to prevent permanent damage.
6 citations
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December 2011 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” A woman developed rare, unexplained curly hair on her scalp and eyelashes.
6 citations
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November 1996 in “Archives of Dermatology” A man's relapsed leprosy was successfully treated with the antibiotic sparfloxacin.
3 citations
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May 2018 in “The Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association/Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association” Deslorelin implants successfully treated hair loss in two male Keeshonden dogs.
2 citations
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April 2015 in “Dermatology practical & conceptual” Daily use of antifungal shampoo can hide symptoms and make it hard to diagnose fungal scalp infections.
1 citations
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April 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A woman had a delayed allergic reaction to the blood thinner enoxaparin, treated with a steroid cream.
July 2025 in “Pediatric Transplantation” A rare skin infection in a 10-year-old kidney transplant patient was successfully managed by adjusting medication.
June 2023 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” Two sisters with lipoedematous scalp suggest a genetic influence in the condition.
September 2022 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” Dermoscopy helped diagnose a rare skin disease which slightly improved with treatment.
April 2012 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Clofazimine successfully treated a man's ashy dermatosis, clearing his skin lesions.