192 citations
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October 1998 in “Experimental Dermatology” Androgenetic alopecia involves complex hair follicle changes and knowledge gaps remain.
July 2011 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Hormone treatment caused hair loss, finasteride helped regrowth.
8 citations
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June 2012 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” A rare form of alopecia causes hair thinning without bald spots and may be more common than thought, responding well to steroid treatment.
165 citations
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December 2002 in “Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology” Male hormones, particularly DHT, are linked to male pattern hair loss, and treatments like finasteride can help, but they don't work for postmenopausal women's hair loss, which may have different causes.
A man's scalp hair loss was due to a combined melanocytic nevus and alopecia areata, suggesting a possible link between the two conditions.
3 citations
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July 2014 in “QJM” A 35-year-old man had patchy hair loss that was actually due to syphilis, not alopecia areata.
June 2024 in “JEADV Clinical Practice” Severe alopecia areata patients have a low chance of spontaneous hair regrowth.
November 2024 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas”
6 citations
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June 2019 in “Skin Research and Technology” Finasteride works for hair loss by maintaining existing hair follicles, not reversing miniaturization.
April 2012 in “Informa Healthcare eBooks” Temporal triangular alopecia is a lifelong condition with hairless patches on the side of the head that may be present from birth.
December 2025 in “Russian Journal of Skin and Venereal Diseases” Hair follicles are thinner in alopecia patients, especially in alopecia areata.
January 2006 in “Practical Journal of Clinical Medicine”
June 2023 in “Brazilian Journal of Health Review” Common baldness is a hereditary condition that can be treated with medications or surgery to prevent progression and improve self-esteem.
September 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” Alopecia areata incognita causes sudden hair thinning, responds well to steroids, and is more common in those with genetic hair loss conditions.
2 citations
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June 1980 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Scalp biopsies are important for diagnosing hair loss conditions.
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.
1 citations
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April 1985 in “PubMed” A man showed signs of female pattern hair loss, which is unusual according to traditional understanding of male baldness.
23 citations
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July 1982 in “International Journal of Dermatology” The review concludes that accurate diagnosis of different types of hair loss requires proper biopsy techniques and understanding the hair growth cycle and underlying causes.
12 citations
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June 2006 in “Pediatric blood & cancer” A 16-year-old boy had pernicious anemia, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and later developed alopecia areata.
January 2023 in “Springer eBooks” Most older adults experience pattern hair loss due to shrinking hair follicles, with men and women showing different balding patterns.
January 2007 in “Elsevier eBooks” Alopecia areata is a reversible, autoimmune-related hair loss that can have significant emotional impact and uncertain treatment effectiveness.
May 2017 in “InTech eBooks” Some hair loss disorders cause permanent loss due to scarring, and treatments like steroids don't always work well.
1 citations
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September 2011 Androgenic Alopecia causes hair loss in women.
January 2016 in “Indian dermatology online journal” The patient has frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA).
30 citations
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October 2002 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Use "female pattern hair loss" term, finasteride may help, more research needed.
January 1996 in “Springer eBooks”
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.