March 2021 in “Annals of Translational Medicine” Two patients with lupus had an unusual type of hair loss not typical for the disease.
Excluding alopecia and mucous membrane components from the CLASI-A score reduces its effectiveness in capturing important disease activity.
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November 2018 in “Journal of osteopathic medicine” A rare scalp condition causing hair loss improved with a specific cream.
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July 2019 in “Indian dermatology online journal” A 17-year-old girl and her brothers have a rare hair condition with long eyelashes, thick eyebrows, and easily pluckable hair.
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June 2014 in “Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology” A woman with discoid lupus improved with treatment after being misdiagnosed with a different hair loss condition.
November 2007 in “Pediatrics in review” A boy with long QT syndrome was treated successfully, highlighting the need for careful evaluation of chest pain in children for heart conditions like LQTS.
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January 1992 in “Dermatology” A 4-year-old girl has a rare condition causing hairlessness and skin bumps, but normal teeth and sweating.
June 2023 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” A child with skin and tooth symptoms was found to have a genetic mutation causing cardiocutaneous syndrome, leading to heart problems.
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April 2004 in “PubMed” A rare skin condition in a baby showed unusual fat and hair follicle changes.
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May 2022 in “European Journal of Dermatology” Longer treatment with vismodegib lowers relapse risk in basal cell carcinoma.
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September 2016 in “Pediatric dermatology” People with Mucopolysaccharidoses often have skin problems like thick skin and extra hair, and recognizing these can help diagnose and treat the condition early.
A brain injury can lead to compulsive hair-pulling and psychosis-like symptoms, needing comprehensive treatment.
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February 2023 in “Frontiers in Public Health” Hospitalized COVID-19 survivors have a higher risk of long-term symptoms and need special care.
October 2024 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” Post-finasteride syndrome can cause lasting sexual, physical, and mental health issues with limited treatment options.
September 2024 in “BMJ Case Reports” An adult had a rare scalp infection in the forehead area, treated successfully with itraconazole.
July 2021 in “Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports” Woodhouse-Sakati Syndrome can include unique symptoms like liver issues and low growth hormone.
March 2022 in “Journal of Clinical Case Studies Reviews & Reports” COVID-19 can cause or worsen skin conditions and might show early signs of infection.
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September 2022 in “European Journal of Dermatology” Gene sequencing is essential for diagnosing junctional epidermolysis bullosa.
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November 2023 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” Lipedematous scalp may have a genetic link and could be associated with psychiatric conditions.
Lichen planopilaris can occur with multiple autoimmune diseases.
March 2016 in “Reactions Weekly” Post-finasteride syndrome causes various symptoms in men using finasteride, with no known cure.
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March 2013 in “Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain” A woman's headache and hair loss were relieved by Botox injections.
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January 2011 in “International journal of trichology” Hair casts, also called pseudonits, are often mistaken for other conditions.
April 2014 in “Emergency Medicine News” Thyroid storm is hard to diagnose due to vague symptoms but needs urgent attention.
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April 2011 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” A 19-year-old man had a rare skin condition on one side of his face that looked like another skin disease.
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July 2013 in “The Journal of Dermatology” A rare skin condition caused scarring hair loss on the scalp.
April 2020 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” A toddler with unusual hypothyroidism symptoms improved with levothyroxine treatment.
April 2024 in “Skin health and disease” Using a special skin cream with gabapentin helped reduce symptoms of a certain scalp condition but didn't change nerve fibers or skin chemicals.
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April 2024 in “International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health” Long COVID symptoms are linked to immune issues, poor blood flow, and lung problems.
January 2025 in “Dermatology Online Journal” The man's hair loss and skin papules were diagnosed as atrichia with papular lesions, not alopecia areata universalis.