May 2022 in “European medical journal” An 11-year-old girl with Trichotillomania developed a large hairball in her stomach, treated with medication, therapy, and family education.
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March 2011 in “British Journal of Dermatology” A woman with scalp lymphoma and hair loss improved with radiotherapy, highlighting the need for biopsies in similar cases.
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July 2017 in “Case Reports” Hair loss, known as androgenic alopecia, can start in teenage years and may not always be hormone-related. It's important to do extra tests in young cases and remember it can greatly affect a teenager's mental health.
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December 1996 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Middle-aged women with chronic telogen effluvium experience increased hair shedding but usually don't get significantly thinner hair.
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April 2018 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” PRP injections increase hair density and diameter in female androgenetic alopecia patients.
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September 2020 in “Dermatologic Therapy” Oral minoxidil improves hair density in women with androgenetic alopecia, with mild side effects.
March 2025 in “Forum Dermatologicum” Trichoscopy is crucial for accurately diagnosing fibrosing alopecia in pattern distribution.
December 2025 in “Cureus” Localized dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) can lead to scarring alopecia, highlighting the need to recognize and address this complication.
December 2024 in “Asian Journal of Medical Sciences” Low iron levels may be linked to hair loss in women with chronic telogen effluvium.
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January 2016 in “Skin appendage disorders” The paper suggests improving diagnosis and treatment of telogen effluvium but does not recommend a new classification system.
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May 2017 in “InTech eBooks” Telogen Effluvium is a common hair loss condition that can be short-term or long-lasting and is often caused by stress, illness, or nutritional issues.
May 2026 in “Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences” FAGA shows varied hair thickness, while TE has more empty follicles.
January 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” The document concludes that alopecia has various forms, each with specific treatments, but no definitive cure for certain types like CCCA has been proven.
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February 2016 in “American Journal of Dermatopathology” The boy with woolly hair nevus had thinner hair and abnormal hair follicles, which improved with treatment but worsened when treatment stopped.
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June 2014 in “British Journal of Dermatology” The study found that balding scalps have more thin hairs and larger oil glands, which might contribute to skin conditions related to hair loss.
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December 2011 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” A woman developed rare, unexplained curly hair on her scalp and eyelashes.
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July 2012 in “Nasza Dermatologia Online” CCCA may be caused by both hair traction and an immune response.
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October 2003 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Hair transplanting is a useful, often overlooked treatment for female pattern hair loss.
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January 2018 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Scalp cooling is the most effective FDA-approved method to prevent chemotherapy-induced hair loss, but more research is needed for other treatments.
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August 2019 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” Older age and certain lifestyles are linked to thinner, weaker hair, while how you see your hair relates to its thickness.
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January 2010 in “Springer eBooks” SA linked to mitochondrial issues and oxidative stress, while AGA involves disrupted hair growth genes.
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July 1984 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Antiandrogen therapy helped increase hair growth in women with hormonal imbalances related to baldness.
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December 2010 in “Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology” Women with AGA have more androstenedione and dihydrotestosterone, less copper and zinc; copper imbalance affects AGA; treatment improves hormones and minerals.
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September 2010 in “Journal of Men's Health” Androgenic Alopecia, a common hair loss condition, can be effectively treated with finasteride and other treatments.
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November 2000 in “Clinics in Dermatology” Most hair loss in children is caused by a few common conditions and is easy to diagnose, but rare types require careful evaluation.
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July 2016 in “Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics” Careful planning and technique in upper facial rejuvenation can minimize risks like hair loss, nerve damage, and scarring.
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June 2021 in “Curēus” A woman with hair loss had a benign sweat duct tumor found during a scalp biopsy.
November 2017 in “Pediatrics in Review” A 4-year-old girl with hair loss was diagnosed with early-onset trichotillomania and improved with behavioral interventions.
September 2016 in “Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery” A woman's severe hair loss was caused by scalp psoriasis, not the initially thought condition, and treatment improved her psoriasis but couldn't restore her lost hair.
January 2015 in “Journal of Cytology and Histology” Hair loss in Androgenetic Alopecia is not caused by damage to follicular stem cells.