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Minoxidil can slow hair loss and promote regrowth but won't fully restore hair.
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150-180 / 1000+ resultsresearch Evaluation of glucuronide metabolite stability in dried blood spots
Dried blood spots can be as stable as frozen liquid samples for storing certain metabolites.
research New lifestyle drugs and somatoform disorders in dermatology
The article concludes that dermatologists should prescribe lifestyle drugs carefully and consider mental health treatments for patients with disorders like BDD.
research Electrophoretic variability in human hair: Comparative sodium dodecyl sulfate‐polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of body and head hair proteins
Keratin proteins are consistent across different hair types from the same person.
research Lifestyle Drugs in Old Age – A Mini-Review
Older adults use lifestyle drugs to improve life quality and appearance, but caution is needed due to side effects and potential abuse.
research Docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil in patients with locally advanced unresectable head and neck cancer: a phase I–II feasibility study
The treatment combining docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-FU is feasible and effective for advanced head and neck cancer.
research Qualification of a new and precise automatic tool for the assessment of hair diameters in phototrichograms
The new automatic tool accurately measures hair thickness and is reliable.
research A randomized phase II trial on the addition of dutasteride to combined androgen blockade therapy versus combined androgen blockade therapy alone in patients with advanced or metastatic salivary duct carcinoma – the DUCT study protocol
Adding dutasteride to therapy may improve treatment for advanced salivary duct cancer.
research Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption in a Patient with Pemphigus Vulgaris: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
A patient with pemphigus vulgaris improved significantly after treatment for an additional viral skin infection.
research Plaque type herpetic folliculitis involving the eccrine gland: Immunohistochemical analysis
Plaque-type herpetic folliculitis affects eccrine glands.
research 0196 Levamisole-induced pyoderma gangrenosum case report
research C3-C4 shingles post haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation
A 12-year-old boy had severe shingles and skin damage after a stem-cell transplant.
research [Dermatophytic disease: exuberant hyperkeratosis with cutaneous horns].
Antifungal treatment can improve severe skin infections with cutaneous horns.
research HHV-6A and HHV-6B in Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome/Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms
The document concludes that reactivation of herpesviruses, especially HHV-6, is linked to severe symptoms and complications in drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome.
research Clinical dermatoscopical response of glycyrrhizinic acid 0.1% spray in treating external anogenital warts in HIV patients: a case series
Glycyrrhizinic acid spray showed limited effectiveness in treating anogenital warts in HIV patients with low CD4 levels.
research 130 Dermal IgA deposition targeted against Transglutaminase 3 in Dermatitis herpetiformis risk groups
Dermal IgA deposition without symptoms is rare in Dermatitis herpetiformis risk groups.
research Demodex folliculitis
Demodex folliculitis can occur in HIV patients on HAART, and treatment may involve topical creams or medication changes.
research Majocchi's Granuloma in a High School Wrestler
A high school wrestler's skin rash was cured with antifungal medication after a misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment led to a fungal infection.
research Graham Little-Lassueur Syndrome with Hypertrophic Lichen Planus in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis C
A woman with chronic hepatitis C had a rare skin condition linked to her illness.
research Semaglutide-Induced Atypical Pustular Drug Eruption: A Case Report
A rash from semaglutide may be due to propylene glycol, not the drug itself.
research Pseudallescheria boydii infection associated with IgG4-related disease
research Acquired epidermodysplasia verruciformis in a heart transplant patient
A heart transplant patient developed a skin condition called epidermodysplasia verruciformis after taking immune-suppressing drugs.
research Localized pemphigus vulgaris on scalp: an atypical presentation.
Scalp pemphigus vulgaris can be effectively treated with low-dose prednisone and triamcinolone.
research Graft-versus-host disease
Graft-versus-host disease is a complication where donor immune cells attack the recipient's body, often affecting the skin, liver, and gastrointestinal tract.
research Skin Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections among Patients with HIV infection/AIDS referred at the City Institute for Skin and Venereal Diseases in Belgrade: a Case Series of 38 Patients
HIV-positive patients, especially men who have sex with men, had a high rate of skin diseases and sexually transmitted infections.
research Non‐infective mucocutaneous presentations of human immunodeficiency virus infection
Most HIV patients develop skin symptoms that can indicate the stage of their disease.
research Localization of varicella-zoster virus nucleic acids and proteins in human skin
The research found that chickenpox virus spreads in skin through blood then to skin cells, while shingles virus moves from nerves to hair follicle areas before infecting skin cells.
research Black Hairy Tongue After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation: An Unrecognized Cutaneous Presentation of Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Black hairy tongue can be an early sign of graft-versus-host disease after stem cell transplants.
research 42357 Bullous pemphigoid presenting as erythema multiforme-like targetoid lesions
Bullous pemphigoid can look like erythema multiforme, so awareness is needed for proper treatment.
research Dermatological lesions among people living with HIV in Turkey
People living with HIV in Turkey often have skin conditions, which are more common in advanced HIV stages and may help in diagnosing the infection.