April 2025 in “European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics” The new drug delivery system improves bicalutamide skin retention for better treatment of hair loss.
July 2018 in “International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences” Platelet rich plasma was slightly more effective than no treatment for hair loss in alopecia areata patients.
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April 2014 in “Journal of the American Geriatrics Society” Diagnosing mycosis fungoides, a rare skin cancer, is difficult in elderly adults and requires careful examination to avoid mistaking it for less serious skin conditions.
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October 2024 in “British Journal of Dermatology” The guideline provides recommendations for managing alopecia areata effectively.
June 2023 in “Diyala Journal of Medicine” Alopecia areata is more common in young males and often linked to stress.
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July 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Certain HLA class II alleles increase or decrease the risk of alopecia areata.
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February 2017 in “The American journal of medicine” A woman's heart failure improved after she added vitamins and changed her diet from only cheese chips and cake.
April 2026 in “The Bioscan.” Viddhakarma may effectively regrow hair in alopecia areata without side effects.
February 2026 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Ritlecitinib effectively regrows scalp, eyebrow, and eyelash hair in Asians with alopecia areata and is safe.
November 2025 in “The Journal of Immunology” Different γδ T cell types have unique roles in causing alopecia areata.
July 2025 in “Frontiers in Medicine” Baricitinib successfully regrew hair in an 8-year-old boy with alopecia totalis linked to a KRT74 gene variant.
January 2025 in “Pharmaceutical journal/The pharmaceutical journal” Alopecia areata causes patchy hair loss due to the immune system attacking hair follicles.
August 2023 in “Medical Hypotheses” Metformin, usually used for diabetes, can also help treat hair loss from alopecia areata due to its ability to reduce inflammation and stimulate new hair growth.
January 2023 in “International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences” Homoeopathic treatment may help restore hair in Alopecia Areata by balancing the immune system.
January 2021 in “International journal of dermatology, venereology and leprosy sciences” Trichoscopy shows black dots, yellow dots, and empty follicles are common in Alopecia Areata, with broken and exclamation mark hair as typical patterns.
January 2019 in “International journal of dermatology, venereology and leprosy sciences” Hair loss in young adults is common and varies in pattern, cause, and type.
January 2004 in “Journal of Clinical Dermatology” A man got a skin allergy from using a hair growth product called minoxidil.
February 2017 in “The journal of allergy and clinical immunology/Journal of allergy and clinical immunology/The journal of allergy and clinical immunology” Immunotherapy helped a 5-year-old boy regrow hair and prevent seasonal alopecia areata.
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August 2013 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” Certain scalp patterns can indicate the severity and activity of hair loss in Turkish alopecia patients.
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April 2021 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” COVID-19 may trigger sudden temporary hair loss.
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May 2012 in “BMJ Case Reports” A Nigerian baby with neonatal lupus got better with treatment by 6 months.
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April 2022 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” Different methods, including stress management, healthy diet, supplements, and treatments like minoxidil, can help hair grow back after COVID-19 related hair loss.
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April 2021 in “Cureus” Low Vitamin D is common in people with Alopecia Areata, but its impact on the condition needs more research.
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January 2021 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A simple scalp scraping can effectively distinguish fibrosing alopecia from androgenetic alopecia with seborrheic dermatitis.
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January 2022 in “Skin appendage disorders” Hair shedding after childbirth can reveal a pre-existing condition of hair loss due to tight hairstyles.
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January 2021 in “Our Dermatology Online” A scalp infection can look like alopecia areata and get worse if treated incorrectly.
March 2026 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” Dermoscopy can help diagnose secondary syphilis by distinguishing it from other skin issues.
December 2025 in “Journal of Mycology and Infection” Griseofulvin effectively treats tinea capitis in infants.
Alopecia areata is more common in males, often appears as patchy hair loss, and is strongly linked to anemia.
December 2024 in “PubMed” A man with a rare disease experienced late hair whitening and loss, but hair color returned, suggesting a good outlook.