November 2018 in “Endocrine Abstracts” A woman's high testosterone levels were caused by a rare ovarian tumor, not the initially diagnosed condition.
May 2021 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” A woman with a rare ovarian tumor and hyperparathyroidism improved after surgery, highlighting the need for reporting unusual cases to understand and manage rare diseases.
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September 1990 in “Clinical Endocrinology” Girls with prepubertal simple hypertrichosis have higher dihydrotestosterone (DHT) levels.
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January 2014 in “Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine” The cat's hypothyroidism was successfully managed with levothyroxine, leading to a stable condition.
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September 1973 in “PubMed” High androgen levels often cause female hirsutism and infertility.
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August 1990 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Diffuse alopecia in women may be related to androgens and iron deficiency, and basic hormone and nutrient screening is useful.
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May 2023 in “Biological Trace Element Research” Daily intake of 0.5 or 5 mg cobalt ferrite nanoparticles can harm lungs through oxidative and inflammatory stress.
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March 2023 in “3C Empresa Investigación y pensamiento crítico” Alopecia areata patients have higher IFN-γ and low vitamin D3 levels.
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January 2017 in “Acta Dermato Venereologica” Lipid-antigen stimulation may play a role in folliculotropic mycosis fungoides.
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July 1984 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” The four patients have a unique type of ichthyosis affecting hair follicles.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Human hair follicles have their own thyroid hormone system.
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October 2012 in “Veterinary Pathology” A Doberman Pinscher had a rare form of autoimmune disease causing hair loss and other severe symptoms.
July 2021 in “PARIPEX INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH” Knuckle darkening can be an early sign of vitamin B12 deficiency.
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October 1994 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” Multiple perifollicular fibromas may actually be unrecognized cases of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.
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October 2018 in “Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis” Women with PCOS who have high male hormone levels often also have insulin resistance.
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January 2013 in “Nasza Dermatologia Online” Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause reversible hair color loss in children.
May 2023 in “The journal of sexual medicine” Ovarian Hyperthecosis caused hypersexuality in an older woman and was successfully treated with surgery.
September 2024 in “Complementary Medicine Research” Traditional Persian medicine helped a woman with resistant hyperthyroidism improve and stabilize her condition.
April 2019 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” A young patient with unusual insulin resistance and high testosterone levels had a rare INSR gene mutation.
Iron supplements may reverse premature graying in iron-deficient individuals; ingrown nails are common in diabetics with certain risk factors; topical finasteride may reduce scalp DHT as effectively as oral finasteride; monilethrix treatment is challenging but some medications can help.
March 2025 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” Iron chelators can effectively reduce hair loss and improve hair growth in autoimmune alopecia.
December 2011 in “Thorax” People from iodine-deficient areas are more likely to develop hypothyroidism when treated for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis.
October 2023 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” A woman with Hashimoto's hypothyroidism developed Graves' hyperthyroidism after 20 years, showing these conditions may be linked.
June 2025 in “Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases” Pregnant women with rheumatic diseases often have poor nutrition, needing more folic acid, calcium, and iron, while consuming too much selenium.
November 2024 in “International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences” Hypoalbuminemia can cause pleural effusion and needs careful treatment.
January 2021 in “Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Dermatology” Women with a certain type of hair loss had lower levels of a hormone called prolactin compared to healthy women.
April 2026 in “European Journal of Medical and Health Research” Women with hair loss had lower IGF-1 levels.
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September 2023 in “Baghdad Journal of Biochemistry and Applied Biological Sciences” The mFG score is effective for diagnosing hirsutism.
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March 2014 in “Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis” Higher MIF levels in alopecia areata patients suggest it could be a treatment target and disease predictor.
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January 2014 in “Journal of Integrated Health Sciences” Obesity is strongly linked to the severity of hirsutism in women.