4 citations
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April 1983 in “The Journal of Dermatology” A 15-year-old girl with hypothyroidism had excess hair and skin issues due to blocked hair follicles.
June 2011 in “European Journal of Pediatric Dermatology” An 11-year-old girl with hair thinning was diagnosed with monilethrix and early androgenetic alopecia.
1 citations
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December 1997 in “Archives of dermatology” A 34-year-old woman had itchy black bumps on her face due to a condition called trichostasis spinulosa.
1 citations
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January 2013 in “Indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology” A girl inherited excessive body hair from her mother and grandmother.
1 citations
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December 2018 in “Journal of cutaneous pathology” Some skin growths with mucin can form hair follicles and resemble skin cancer, but a special stain can help tell them apart.
1 citations
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September 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia is a hair loss condition mainly affecting postmenopausal women, with unclear causes and various clinical patterns.
July 2020 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” July 2022 in “European Journal of Dermatology” Brodalumab is more effective than ustekinumab in treating psoriasis.
October 2025 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” A rare ovarian tumor was found in a young woman with a genetic fat disorder.
6 citations
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June 2021 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A mutation in the SREBF1 gene causes both hereditary mucoepithelial dysplasia and IFAP syndrome, which are related conditions.
5 citations
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July 2019 in “Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy” Using tacalcitol ointment with photodynamic therapy may effectively treat follicular mucinosis with scalp hair loss.
6 citations
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August 2012 in “The Journal of Pediatrics” A 12-year-old girl was diagnosed with monilethrix, a genetic condition causing fragile, beaded hair that breaks easily, with no effective treatment available.
July 2025 in “Pigment International” Follicular vitiligo causes hair to gray without skin color loss.
54 citations
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November 1986 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Generalized trichoepitheliomas with hair loss may indicate myasthenia gravis.
1 citations
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September 2023 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Early detection and treatment of folliculitis keloidalis can prevent disease progression.
December 2020 in “Skin appendage disorders” A young man with an unusual type of scarring hair loss suggests a possible new variant of a known scalp condition.
January 2026 in “JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH” A 62-year-old man with diabetes and kidney disease had itchy skin lesions diagnosed as perforating folliculitis, treated with medication and skin care.
2 citations
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August 1994 in “Archives of dermatology” A 19-month-old boy with a rare hair disorder showed mild improvement with treatment, but his family chose gentle hair care due to limited success.
18 citations
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February 2001 in “Der Hautarzt” A woman with myotonic dystrophy had multiple skin tumors on her scalp, suggesting a genetic link.
19 citations
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March 2016 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” Trichodysplasia spinulosa is a rare skin disease in immunocompromised patients caused by a specific virus targeting hair follicle cells.
January 2011 in “Journal of Human Genetics” A Japanese patient with a rare genetic disorder had a less severe case than others, suggesting other factors may affect symptoms.
12 citations
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March 2004 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
16 citations
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January 2005 in “Pediatric Dermatology” A 10-year-old girl with Fox Fordyce disease improved with treatment, suggesting the disease can occur before puberty and might be underdiagnosed in young girls.
89 citations
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February 2002 in “Australasian journal of dermatology” A premenopausal woman had hair loss and skin issues, treated with topical steroids.
9 citations
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June 2017 in “The American journal of dermatopathology/American journal of dermatopathology” The study found increased skin pigmentation and variable melanocyte density in a patient with Addison's disease.
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.
3 citations
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January 2017 in “Dermatology online journal” Dermoscopy helped diagnose a rare hair disorder in a 2-year-old boy.
December 2018 in “International journal of women’s dermatology” FFA in young women is often missed, and no single treatment works best.
20 citations
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April 2000 in “Experimental dermatology” ODC transgenic mice can model human hair loss with skin lesions.