9 citations
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January 2011 in “American Journal of Dermatopathology” Pilomatrixoma involves abnormal hair keratin production and cell death, causing debris and cysts.
February 2025 in “Veterinary Clinical Pathology” The ferret had a malignant apocrine gland tumor and did not survive surgery.
32 citations
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March 2014 in “PLOS ONE” Mice lacking fibromodulin have disrupted healing patterns, leading to abnormal skin repair and scarring.
February 2013 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology”
July 2024 in “Russian Journal of Child Neurology” Selumetinib effectively reduces tumor size in many children with neurofibromatosis type 1, but can cause skin and hair issues.
June 2025 in “British Journal of Dermatology” A rare skin condition in a boy is likely due to a specific genetic mutation pattern.
July 2022 in “European Journal of Dermatology” Brodalumab is more effective than ustekinumab in treating psoriasis.
September 2013 in “Hair transplant forum international” The document says doctors should identify and treat Frontal fibrosing alopecia medically before considering surgery, as treatments often don't work well.
June 2024 in “British Journal of Dermatology” A 15-year-old boy was correctly diagnosed with a rare skin condition after initially being misdiagnosed.
December 2001 in “中華皮膚科醫學雜誌” An 18-year-old boy had a harmless skin nodule near his nose with hair and oil glands inside.
September 2016 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Björnstad syndrome causes twisted hair from birth.
27 citations
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December 2005 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” The malignant pilomatricoma showed strong epithelial keratin expression, suggesting it may not calcify.
6 citations
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July 2013 in “Archives of Plastic Surgery” Using thigh skin, doctors successfully rebuilt a woman's scalp after removing a large tumor, with no tumor return after 8 months.
January 2016 in “Indian dermatology online journal” Frontal fibrosing alopecia causes hair loss at the front hairline, and no effective treatment exists.
9 citations
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August 2018 in “Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” Most patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia are middle-aged women, often have thyroid disease, and some treatments can help stabilize the condition.
January 2020 in “Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia” Frontal fibrosing alopecia in Brazil mostly affects postmenopausal women, often linked with hypothyroidism and eyebrow hair loss.
January 2026 in “Frontiers in Medicine” FFA and FAPD might be related or stages of the same disease.
June 2021 in “The Journal of Family Practice” A 69-year-old woman has a fast-growing hand lesion that didn't improve with salicylic acid.
August 2020 in “Acta medica Iranica” Bumps on the face may be an early sign of a type of hair loss called frontal fibrosing alopecia.
9 citations
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November 2004 in “SKINmed Dermatology for the Clinician” A man with hair loss developed a condition causing scarring and inflammation in both bald and non-bald areas of his scalp.
179 citations
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December 2004 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Some postmenopausal women with frontal fibrosing alopecia stopped losing hair with finasteride treatment, hinting at a possible hormonal cause.
6 citations
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October 2019 in “Case Reports in Dermatology” The document concludes that treatment can improve hair growth and symptoms in Fibrosing Alopecia in a Pattern Distribution.
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April 2019 in “Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology” The document concludes that stopping shaving or removing affected hair can alleviate Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB).
57 citations
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February 2006 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Cylindromas likely originate from hair follicle stem cells, not sweat glands.
11 citations
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April 2012 in “American Journal of Dermatopathology” Adenolipomas may develop from gland entrapment by fat tissue, showing complex and varied forms.
8 citations
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January 2014 in “Annals of Dermatology” The research suggests that p63 and TGF-β1 may help determine tumor type and malignancy in hair follicle and sebaceous tumors.
October 2025 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” A rare ovarian tumor was found in a young woman with a genetic fat disorder.
February 2024 in “Cureus” A large scalp tumor was removed from an elderly woman, who was later diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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May 1981 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” A possible link exists between hair follicle abnormalities, hair loss, and muscle weakness.
January 2025 in “International Journal of Genomics” Three genes, BMP4, POSTN, and WNT5A, may help treat keloids.