research Interventions for chronic pruritus of unknown origin
Serlopitant may help reduce itch, but more research is needed.
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Alopecia areata is linked to more chronic illnesses, a specific lamp helps with notalgia paresthetica itch, pycnogenol aids melasma treatment, and dupilumab improves severe atopic dermatitis in children.
research Clinical Snippets
Glycerol may improve wound healing and prevent keloids, a device can measure itch intensity, male pattern baldness is highly heritable, and fumaric acid esters may work for psoriasis by causing cell death in T cells.
research Skin Disease
Skin diseases can greatly affect daily life and require careful treatment and medication review.
research Rare and common manifestations of COVID‐19 in children
COVID-19 can cause various skin issues in children, mostly not severe, with chilblain-like lesions being common, especially in adolescents.
research Dupilumab for a 5‐year‐old child with prurigo nodularis
Dupilumab significantly improved a 5-year-old girl's prurigo nodularis without side effects.
research Dupilumab for prurigo nodularis: real-world outcomes up to 104 weeks from the Dupilumab Italian Prurigo Nodularis (DUPItaPN) study
Dupilumab effectively reduces symptoms of prurigo nodularis and is safe for long-term use.
research Effect of Nymphaea caerulea Flower Extract on Improving Scalp Diseases
Nymphaea caerulea flower extract can improve scalp conditions by reducing oil, inflammation, stress hormones, and blood vessel issues.
research 751 Thymic stromal lymphopoeitin controls hair growth
Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) promotes hair growth by stimulating specific skin cells.
research Doctor, my armpit hair has turned yellow! Malodorous yellowish axillary hair in an adolescent patient
A 15-year-old boy's smelly, yellow armpit hair improved with clindamycin treatment.
research Runx1 Role in Epithelial and Cancer Cell Proliferation Implicates Lipid Metabolism and Scd1 and Soat1 Activity
Runx1 controls fat-related genes important for normal and cancer cell growth, affecting skin and hair cell behavior.
research Perceived Stigmatization among Dermatological Outpatients Compared with Controls: An Observational Multicentre Study in 17 European Countries
People with skin diseases feel more stigmatized than those without.
research Simultaneous improvement of alopecia universalis and atopic dermatitis in a patient treated with a JAK inhibitor
A JAK inhibitor improved both severe hair loss and chronic skin disease in one patient.
research Experimental medication of equine ringworm due to Trichophyton equinum var. autotrophkum
Some treatments worked for horse ringworm, but mass treatment should focus on stopping infection spread, not just hair regrowth.
research Hair Loss in Lichen Planopilaris and Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Not Always Irreversible
Hair loss from conditions like LPP and FFA can potentially be reversed with the right treatment.
research Itchy Hair – Trichoknesis: A Variant of Trichodynia or a New Entity?
The conclusion is that "trichoknesis" should be recognized as a separate condition from trichodynia, characterized by itching instead of pain.
research 308-nm Excimer Lamp vs. Combination of 308-nm Excimer Lamp and 10% Liquor Carbonis Detergens in Patients With Scalp Psoriasis: A Randomized, Single-Blinded, Controlled Trial
The combination of the excimer lamp and liquor carbonis detergens is more effective for scalp psoriasis than the lamp alone.
research Uses of Dupilumab in Dermatology: A Systematic Review of the Randomized Controlled Trials
Dupilumab effectively improves skin conditions, reduces symptoms, and enhances quality of life in certain dermatological issues.
research LB793 A phase 1, open-Label, single ascending dose study in healthy subjects of the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of ASLAN004, a novel IgG anti-IL-13 receptor alpha 1 Inhibitor
ASLAN004 was safe and well-tolerated, supporting further development for treating certain diseases.
research A new self‐reported measure of disease severity of scalp hair loss in alopecia areata
The new measure helps understand the personal and emotional impact of hair loss in alopecia areata patients.
research Botulinum Toxin Type A for Preventing Facial Trauma and Hypertrophic Scars: A Meta‐Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis
Botulinum toxin Type A helps reduce hypertrophic scars and is generally safe.
research 809 IL-13 protein concentrates in the epidermis of lesional and non-lesional skin of AD patients
IL-13 protein is much higher in the skin of atopic dermatitis patients than in healthy skin.
research The Possible Involvement of KATP Channels in Cholestatic Pruritus in Mice
KATP channels may help reduce itching in liver disease.
research Botulinum toxin A as an alternative treatment for folliculitis decalvans
Botulinum toxin A may be an effective alternative treatment for the scalp disorder folliculitis decalvans.
research A 30-Year-Old Man with Recurrent Scaling and Itching of the Scalp
A man has a common skin condition called seborrheic dermatitis, treated with special shampoos and sometimes medication.
research A Multimodal Approach to Augmenting Wound Healing: Progress Toward Dermal Regeneration in Mammals
DPCs and new biomaterials can greatly improve skin healing.
research The successful treatment of nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NFD) with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)
Mycophenolate mofetil improved skin condition in a man with nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy.
research The use of diphencyprone in dermatology: A retospective audit
Diphencyprone treatment protocols could be simplified as no harm occurred despite not fully following them.
research It's not all traction: the pseudo ‘fringe sign’ in frontal fibrosing alopecia
The pseudo 'fringe sign' can also appear in frontal fibrosing alopecia, not just in traction alopecia, showing that this condition may be more common than thought.
research Acute hair loss on the limbs in frontal fibrosing alopecia: a clinicopathological study of two cases
Frontal fibrosing alopecia can cause sudden hair loss on limbs, similar to scalp hair loss.