research Monilethrix
A 12-year-old girl was diagnosed with monilethrix, a genetic condition causing fragile, beaded hair that breaks easily, with no effective treatment available.
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research Beau lines and telogen effluvium following aluminium phosphide poisoning.
Aluminum phosphide poisoning can cause horizontal nail grooves and hair loss.
research An introduction to skin disease in melanin rich skin
Melanin-rich skin has unique challenges in diagnosing and treating skin diseases.
research Homozygous Dominant Missense Mutation in Keratin 17 Leads to Alopecia in Addition to Severe Pachyonychia Congenita
A specific gene mutation causes severe skin and nail issues and hair loss.
research Atrichia and Papular Lesions: Report of a Case
A 4-year-old girl has a rare condition causing hairlessness and skin bumps, but normal teeth and sweating.
research Steroidogenic factor-1 lineage origin of skin lesions in Carney complex syndrome
Skin lesions in Carney complex are likely caused by a specific group of skin cells that promote pigment production due to a genetic mutation.
research Critères dermoscopiques d’un onychomatricome
Onychomatricome is a benign nail tumor with specific dermoscopic features that help distinguish it from cancer.
research Onycholemmal horn: A distinctive subungual tumour
Onycholemmal horn is a rare nail tumor in elderly women, treated by surgical removal.
research Severe Monilethrix Associated with Intractable Scalp Pruritus, Posterior Subcapsular Cataract, Brachiocephaly, and Distinct Facial Features: A New Variant of Monilethrix Syndrome?
A new severe form of monilethrix syndrome includes hair loss, scalp itching, cataracts, and distinct facial features.
research A Case of Beau’s Lines at Even Intervals and Onycholysis Caused by Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy caused nail grooves and separation, but they healed after treatment stopped.
research Morphologic comparison of cultured human epidermis melanocytes,amelanotic melanocytes from hair follicles and mouse melanoma cells observed by atomic force microscope
Melanin granules can be expelled by exocytosis.
research Twenty‐nail dystrophy and alopecia areata in an adult male with thymoma‐associated myasthenia gravis: A case report
Thymoma may link myasthenia gravis, nail dystrophy, and alopecia areata.
research Unusual dermoscopic features in a patient with alopecia areata
Alopecia areata can show unusual red-dotted vessels and dithranol treatment may mask typical patterns.
research Multiple Myeloma–Associated Amyloidosis Presenting With Acrolocalized Acquired Cutis Laxa
A man with rare skin changes on his fingers was diagnosed with multiple myeloma-linked amyloidosis.
research Discreet monilethrix: De novo mutation on the example of polish families
A new mutation caused a rare hair disorder in a Polish girl, not inherited from her family.
research Dermoscopy: A rapid bedside tool to assess monilethrix
Dermoscopy quickly and accurately diagnosed a rare hair disorder in a 12-year-old girl.
research Porokeratotic eccrine ostial and dermal duct nevus: A noteworthy presentation
PEODDN is a rare skin disorder with limited treatment options, best treated with laser therapy.
research Melanocytes and Vitiligo (and Hair Graying)
Melanocytes produce melanin; their defects cause vitiligo and hair graying, with treatments available for vitiligo.
research Twenty-Nail Dystrophy of Alopecia Areata
"20-nail dystrophy" can have multiple causes.
research Congenital atrichia with papular lesions: a rare cause of irreversible childhood alopecia
Congenital atrichia with papular lesions causes permanent hair loss in children.
research Dermatopathia Pigmentosa Reticularis: Report of a New Cases and Literature Review
DPR can show different hair characteristics, as seen in two brothers with normal hair.
research Monilethrix: the use of tricoscopy in clinical diagnosis
Monilethrix is a genetic disorder causing brittle hair, diagnosed using tricoscopy.
research Focal Scalp Hair Heterochromia in an Infant
An infant had two different natural hair colors on the scalp with no health issues.
research Trachyonychia in a child with concomitant alopecia areata and lichen planus
A boy's hair, nails, and skin improved after 6 months of steroid treatment.
research Co-occurrence of Progressive Hemifacial atrophy due to Morphea with homolateral segmental Vitiligo: a case report
A 20-year-old woman had stable Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy and Vitiligo after treatment, suggesting a possible link between the conditions.
research Macular Alopecia: A Single‐Center Retrospective Cohort Study to Describe an Underrecognized Pattern of Alopecia
Macular alopecia is a distinct, non-scarring hair loss pattern that mostly affects young Hispanic/Latinx females and often resolves on its own.
research Alopecia neoplastica caused by desmoplastic melanoma
A rare skin cancer caused hair loss and spread, needing multiple treatments.
research Lentiginosis within plaques of linear atrophoderma of Moulin: a twin-spotting phenomenon?
The document suggests a rare skin condition might be caused by a genetic phenomenon.
research Rippled‐pattern trichomatricoma
A unique hair tumor with a rippled pattern was identified, showing incomplete differentiation and unusual cell arrangements.
research Severe onycholysis in a card illusionist with alopecia areata universalis
Systemic steroids effectively treated severe nail issues in a card illusionist with alopecia areata.