November 2025 in “Cureus” A young man had a rare skin condition causing hair loss and forehead lesions.
10 citations
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January 2012 in “Journal of Oncology” The surrounding tissue plays a crucial role in the growth and spread of skin cancer.
3 citations
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July 2014 in “QJM” A 35-year-old man had patchy hair loss that was actually due to syphilis, not alopecia areata.
June 2018 in “Dermatologic Surgery”
January 2022 in “Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria” The child's hair loss was due to syphilis and improved after penicillin treatment.
26 citations
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December 2003 in “Experimental Dermatology” Specific keratin gene mutations can cause monilethrix.
2 citations
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August 2023 in “Infection and Drug Resistance” A scalp infection by Mycobacterium abscessus can cause hair loss even in healthy individuals and may be misdiagnosed.
June 2023 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” New technologies show potential for better understanding and treating skin conditions with abnormal mucin, but more research is needed for clinical use.
January 2023 in “Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd” TB lymphadenitis can occur in people with weakened immune systems, like those with SLE.
August 2019 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia”
5 citations
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May 2021 in “BMC surgery” A man's unusual scalp folds caused by a skin condition were treated with surgery and remained unchanged two years later.
2 citations
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January 2018 The document reports the 19th global case of a rare skin condition in a patient from Colombia.
July 2025 in “Clinical Dermatology Review” A rare family case of multiple benign hair follicle tumors was identified, highlighting the need to distinguish them from similar conditions.
7 citations
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August 1971 in “JAMA” Tinea faciale can be mistaken for lupus due to similar symptoms.
3 citations
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August 2022 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” TSC2-/meth cells can cause skin lesions, hair growth, and lung issues, and may be treated with chromatin remodeling agents.
23 citations
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February 2003 in “British Journal of Dermatology” A rare type of skin lymphoma was identified, affecting hair follicles and sweat glands.
May 2022 in “Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology” Demodex folliculorum mites may contribute to severe acne, especially in adolescents.
1 citations
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March 2024 in “Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” A pilomatrixoma in the eyebrow can cause hair loss and skin lightening.
October 2022 in “The American journal of gastroenterology” Thymoma-associated multiorgan autoimmunity can cause liver damage and affects multiple organs, with limited treatment options and a generally poor prognosis.
3 citations
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September 2013 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” A new genetic mutation linked to Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome was found in China.
1 citations
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January 2008 in “SKINmed Dermatology for the Clinician” Treatment with prednisolone and dapsone stopped new blisters and partially healed previous ones.
November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Some people with schwannomatosis have a new type of mutation in the LZTR1 gene.
21 citations
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June 2010 in “Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia” The document reports the first Brazilian case of a girl with Becker nevus syndrome, characterized by skin changes, breast underdevelopment, and scoliosis.
4 citations
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January 2014 in “Bone marrow transplantation” Alopecia areata can be transferred through stem cell transplants from affected siblings.
September 2016 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Björnstad syndrome causes twisted hair from birth.
1 citations
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September 2023 in “Portuguese Journal of Dermatology and Venereology” Trichoscopy can help diagnose and decide when to biopsy folliculotropic mycosis fungoides.
28 citations
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January 1999 in “Dermatology” Fluconazole is the preferred treatment for deep skin infections in immunocompromised patients.
January 2019 in “Galicia Clínica” A patient in Portugal with chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis had a complex medical history and environmental exposures.
33 citations
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May 2015 in “JAMA Dermatology” Early detection of specific skin lesions can help identify Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome and prevent serious complications.
November 2022 in “JAAD case reports” A man with skin and hair symptoms improved partially with specific treatment.