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December 2022 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The authors maintain there is a significant link between vitamin D deficiency and central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia in Black patients, and call for more research on the topic.
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August 2023 in “Cutis” Low ferritin levels can indicate iron deficiency as a cause of hair loss.
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January 2012 in “Vitamins & Trace Elements” People with Alopecia Areata have lower vitamin D levels.
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March 2023 in “World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences” Low levels of zinc and ferritin may be linked to the severity of alopecia areata in Iraqi patients.
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January 2015 in “International Journal of Trichology” Higher lead and cadmium, and lower zinc and iron levels in the blood might be linked to chronic hair loss in women.
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January 2018 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” A 4-year-old boy with a rare type of rickets and hair loss improved in bone health but not hair growth after vitamin D and calcium treatment.
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March 2020 in “Skin” Using cidofovir cream for a rare skin disease can cause skin darkening.
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October 2024 in “FARMACIA” Low levels of zinc and selenium in the body are linked to a higher risk of cataracts.
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April 2025 in “ACS Applied Nano Materials” A new treatment using dissolvable microneedles with nickel-copper and minoxidil improves hair growth and health in androgenetic alopecia.
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January 2017 in “Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatology” Women with certain types of hair loss may have low iron levels, and iron supplements could help.
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June 2025 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Consider amyloidosis in patients with specific nail changes and check for systemic issues.
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February 2004 in “Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology” The document discusses various eye conditions and their treatments, including a rare eye cancer in a baby, vision loss from a cancer drug, cataracts from a baldness treatment, a rare skin disorder, and a specific type of eye disease diagnosed with a special imaging technique.
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April 2004 in “Cancer” Imatinib mesylate can cause skin lightening, especially in Chinese patients, due to its effect on pigment production.
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January 2020 in “Medpulse International Journal of General Medicine/Medpulse International Journal of Medicine” Premature graying of hair is often linked with other health issues, but treatment with biotin, zinc, and calcium pantothenate is not very effective.
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