24 citations
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February 2007 in “International Journal of Dermatology” A woman with cervical cancer had rare scalp metastasis causing a unique type of hair loss.
January 2014 in “Pathology” RET mutation is important in familial medullary thyroid carcinoma, and BRAF mutation in papillary thyroid carcinoma is linked to more aggressive cancer and higher death rates.
25 citations
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August 2010 in “Acta Biomaterialia” Researchers developed a method to grow hair follicle cells for transplantation using a special chip.
14 citations
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May 2014 in “Archives of plastic surgery” The position of the parietal whorl can predict safe donor areas for hair transplants in Korean men with male pattern baldness.
October 2003 in “Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine” The book is a detailed guide on hair diseases and diagnosis, useful for skin disease experts.
January 2020 in “JAAD case reports” Systemic mastocytosis may cause a type of hair loss called cicatricial alopecia.
August 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Researchers found a new genetic mutation linked to a hair condition in a Japanese boy.
January 2025 in “Indian Journal of Dermatopathology and Diagnostic Dermatology” Dermoscopy helps diagnose rare GLPLS in males.
2 citations
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February 2009 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” A man had rare skin tumors with bone formation and cholesterol deposits.
4 citations
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January 2020 in “Dermatology Online Journal” Congenital atrichia with papular lesions causes permanent hair loss and skin bumps due to a gene mutation.
1 citations
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June 2023 in “Turkish Journal of Surgery” A rare case linked complete hair loss to both pancreas and gallbladder cancer.
26 citations
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January 2014 in “Annals of Dermatology” Hair loss can occur when stomach cancer spreads to the scalp.
May 2025 in “Journal of Clinical Images and Medical Case Reports” Hair transplants can trigger a rare scarring hair loss that is hard to treat.
22 citations
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April 2012 in “The American journal of pathology” Loss of Msx2 function causes eye development issues similar to Peters anomaly.
6 citations
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February 2013 in “Veterinary Dermatology” A young cat had a rare hair condition with twisted hair shafts but stayed healthy.
51 citations
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May 2004 in “American journal of ophthalmology” Using topical prostaglandin F2α for glaucoma may cause loss of eyelash or eyebrow pigment.
1 citations
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January 2013 in “Journal of the Scientific Society” A painless cheek lump was misdiagnosed but later identified as a rare benign skin lesion called pilomatrixoma.
105 citations
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October 2018 in “Nature” A small group of slow-growing cells causes basal cell carcinoma to return after treatment.
Spiny keratoderma is a rare skin condition with small spines on palms and soles, possibly linked to abnormal hair formation.
September 2022 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” Dermoscopy helped diagnose a rare skin disease which slightly improved with treatment.
January 2022 in “Clinical Cases in Dermatology” A 47-year-old man was diagnosed with a specific type of hair loss and advised to use certain medications and avoid hair transplants.
23 citations
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July 1994 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Pili torti hair twists due to uneven outer root sheath cell development.
October 2023 in “Research Review” Some skin tumors from hair follicles and glands can be linked to genetic syndromes and may be benign or malignant.
January 2011 in “Yearbook of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery” Thicker melanomas and nodular types are more likely to spread to sentinel lymph nodes.
September 2024 in “Dermatologica Sinica” Ponatinib can cause a rare skin reaction that resolves with topical treatment and temporary drug discontinuation.
80 citations
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March 2004 in “Neuropediatrics” Coats' Plus is a genetic disorder with eye abnormalities, brain calcification, poor growth, bone and skin issues, and movement disorders.
12 citations
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January 1978 in “The Laryngoscope” Using a scalp flap for hair transplantation gives denser, faster results than older methods, but it's complex and needs careful planning.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides has unique molecular features and cell interactions that could guide targeted therapy.
2 citations
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June 2019 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Two cases showed skin abnormalities without bone or neural defects.
2 citations
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January 2022 in “The Application of Clinical Genetics” A young Russian girl with Meier-Gorlin syndrome has two new mutations in the CDC6 gene.