research Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia (CCCA)
CCCA is a common hair loss condition in African American women, often inherited and influenced by hairstyling, with unique scalp features detectable by special tools.
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research Trichofolliculoma: Is It A Recurrence? A Case and Review of the Literature
Trichofolliculoma, a rare benign hair follicle tumor, can potentially recur.
research Line-Field Optical Coherence Tomography: Usefulness in the Non-Invasive Differential Diagnosis of Congenital Alopecia of Infancy
LC-OCT helps accurately diagnose different types of infant hair loss without invasive methods.
research A Unique Case of Pili Multigemini Complicated by Folliculitis: Unveiling the Intricacies of a Rare Hair-Follicle Disorder
A rare hair disorder with multiple hairs from one follicle was found on a patient's abdomen.
research Histopathologic Criteria for Follicular Differentiation
The document outlines criteria to identify and differentiate neoplasms based on follicular characteristics.
research ‘A detective look’ at hair biopsies from African-American patients
Recognizing specific features of African-American hair can help diagnose hair loss conditions.
research Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia: a subtype of lichen planopilaris in African descent?
CCCA and LPP may be related hair loss conditions influenced by genetics and environment, needing early treatment.
research Patchy presentation of central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
CCCA can appear as patchy hair loss in younger men, not just the usual pattern.
research A 43-Year-Old Woman with a Solitary, Asymptomatic Nodule on the Scalp
A woman's scalp nodule was a common, harmless pilar cyst, treated by surgical removal.
research Eyebrow alopecia: centrofacial trichoblastomatosis
Recognizing eyebrow hair loss linked to a rare skin condition is crucial for proper treatment.
research Characteristics of the structural components of pilosebaceous follicles in the differential diagnosis of non-cicatricial alopecia
Hair follicles are thinner in alopecia patients, especially in alopecia areata.
research Morphogenesis of the hair follicle during catagen
research Pulling force deforms hair follicle root sheath nuclei and surrounding dermal collagen matrix differently at infundibulum, isthmus and suprabulbar regions
Hair follicles respond differently to pulling forces in various regions.
research Clinical approach to focal hairless patch with dermoscopy
Dermoscopy helps diagnose different hair loss conditions, and characteristics vary among ethnicities and individual cases.
research The Dynamic Duo: Niche/Stem Cell Interdependency
Stem cells and their surrounding environment in hair follicles work closely together, affecting hair growth and having implications for cancer and tissue regeneration.
research Clinical and Histopathological Findings in Patients with Follicular Dermatoses: All Skin Diseases Starts in the Hair Follicles as New Hypothesis
All skin diseases might start in hair follicles.
research Folliculotropic Mycosis Fungoides with Skewed T-cell Receptor CDR3 Motif: Suggestive of Lipid-antigen Selection?
Lipid-antigen stimulation may play a role in folliculotropic mycosis fungoides.
research Trichofolliculoma: case report with immunohistochemical study of cytokeratins
Trichofolliculoma has specific cytokeratin patterns that help in its diagnosis.
research Single-cell sequencing combined with spatial transcriptomics reveals the characteristics of follicle-targeted inflammation patterns in primary cicatricial alopecia
Specific immune cells and pathways contribute to hair follicle inflammation and hair loss, suggesting potential treatments for lichen planopilaris.
research Culture of hair matrix and follicular keratinocytes
research Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia: retrospective case-control study of 54 patients from a tertiary care center
CCCA mainly affects Black women and is linked to high-tension hairstyles, heating tools, chemical relaxants, and genetics.
research Expression of morphogens during human follicle development in vivo and a model for studying follicle morphogenesis in vitro
Hair follicle development involves complex interactions between skin layers and cells, but many details are still unknown.
research The location and proliferation of human hair follicle stem cells
Mesenchymal cells are essential for hair follicle stem cell growth.
research Follicular miniaturization in female pattern hair loss: clinicopathological correlations
Hair loss severity relates to increased miniaturization in female pattern hair loss.
research Ultrastructural characteristics of trichilemmal cysts: report of two cases
Trichilemmal cysts may form from hair follicle outer root sheath growth.
research Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
CCCA is a common, progressive hair loss condition that may not always be linked to hair care practices and requires a biopsy for diagnosis.
research Follicular transport route – Research progress and future perspectives
Hair follicles help absorb and store topical compounds, aiding targeted drug delivery.
research Mapping the expression of epithelial hair follicle stem cell‐related transcription factors LHX 2 and SOX 9 in the human hair follicle
LHX2 and SOX9 identify unique hair follicle cell groups, crucial for hair maintenance.
research Multiple Trichofolliculomas Mimicking Multiple Trichoepitheliomas
Multiple trichofolliculomas can look like multiple trichoepitheliomas on the face.
research Dissecting folliculitis (dissecting cellulitis) of the scalp: a 66‐patient case series and proposal of classification
Researchers found that dissecting folliculitis of the scalp is linked to obesity, severity increases with duration and number of nodules, and early treatment is important to prevent scarring.