28 citations
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February 2007 in “Cancer Research” Blocking certain proteins in mouse skin can reduce and shrink skin tumors.
October 2016 in “Veterinary record case reports” A cat had a rare skin disorder with hair loss and scaling, linked to a suspected tumor.
Benign ovarian tumors can cause excess male hormones and related conditions in postmenopausal women.
May 2018 in “Cell stem cell” Myoepithelial cells can repair airways after severe injury.
12 citations
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November 2011 in “Pediatric dermatology” A 16-year-old boy had a rare case of Becker's nevus on his face and mouth.
2 citations
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August 2004 in “Veterinary Dermatology” A dog with a hereditary skin condition causing blisters and hair loss survived for a year.
January 2025 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Consider TFI in facial hypopigmentation diagnoses and confirm with a biopsy.
3 citations
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April 2016 in “International Journal of Dermatology” A young man was diagnosed with trichoepitheliomas, causing thick skin and hair loss.
July 2023 in “Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology” Reflectance confocal microscopy helped tell periorificial dermatitis apart from similar skin conditions.
June 2018 in “Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association” Three related Persian cats have a rare, likely hereditary skin condition causing hair loss and poor coat quality, with limited treatment options.
20 citations
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April 1959 in “A M A Archives of Dermatology” Alopecia mucinosa causes red, raised skin patches and hair loss.
November 2023 in “BMJ case reports” A man in his 30s had patchy hair loss on his leg due to primary follicular mucinosis.
July 2025 in “JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH” Trichofolliculoma should be considered in children with scalp nodules for accurate diagnosis and treatment.
2 citations
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December 2019 in “Cureus” A patient with a scalp condition and benign skin tumor experienced hair loss and did not improve with treatment, choosing not to have surgery despite a small cancer risk.
4 citations
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October 2012 in “Expert Review of Dermatology” Dermoscopy greatly improves melanoma diagnosis and reduces unneeded surgeries.
November 2022 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” A woman's masculine features were caused by a rare ovarian tumor that produced male hormones.
2 citations
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January 2017 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” A rare skin reaction from laser hair removal can be prevented with medication.
15 citations
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February 2015 in “Han-gug chugsan sigpum hag-hoeji/Korean journal for food science of animal resources” Egg shell membrane hydrolysates can reduce wrinkles and improve skin health.
4 citations
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December 2021 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Overactive Wnt signaling in mouse skin stem cells causes acne-like cysts and shrinking oil glands, which some treatments can partially fix.
12 citations
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May 2009 in “Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery” Multiple pilomatrixoma may indicate Turner syndrome.
52 citations
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January 2001 in “Eye” Treating cystoid macular oedema in uveitis is difficult and risky.
A woman had eye pain and vision loss after a hair growth treatment, but her symptoms improved after a month.
December 2025 in “Journal of Skin and Sexually Transmitted Diseases” 35 citations
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February 2004 in “Veterinary Dermatology” Cutaneous lymphocytosis in cats is a slowly progressing, relatively benign disease affecting older cats, often causing skin lesions and systemic signs.
8 citations
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May 2005 in “The American journal of dermatopathology/American journal of dermatopathology” The hair defect is due to abnormal inner root sheath keratinization.
13 citations
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February 2006 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” A benign tumor developed at a girl's BCG vaccination site, not previously linked to the vaccine.
2 citations
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September 2018 in “JAAD case reports” A rare type of skin cancer with mucosal involvement was partially treated but eventually relapsed.
70 citations
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December 2008 in “Cancer Research” CXCR2 in skin cells promotes tumor growth.
2 citations
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November 2006 in “Pump Industry Analyst” Pilomatricomas don't follow the usual hair follicle cell differentiation process.
40 citations
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November 2021 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Mutant keratins cause inflammation in Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex, suggesting targeting them could help treat the disorder.