research A forgotten and hidden disease
The man has a disease causing skin patches, thickened nerves, and mild muscle weakness.
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150-180 / 1000+ resultsresearch Generalized Hair-Follicle Hamartoma
Skin biopsy is crucial for diagnosing unknown baldness causes.
research MITF E318K naevus phenotype: the modifying role of MC1R Red Hair Variants
research Atrichia with Papular Lesions: Dermoscopy to the Rescue
Dermoscopy is useful for diagnosing Atrichia with Papular Lesions in children without needing a biopsy.
research Transient Bullous Dermolysis of the Newborn
The newborn's skin condition improved over time, leaving only lighter skin patches.
research [Nevus comedonicus. A rare skin disease of the hair follicles].
Nevus comedonicus is a rare skin condition causing dark bumps, treatable with retinoic acid or surgery.
research From hair colour to diagnosis
Hair color is influenced by genetics and can indicate certain health conditions.
research Monilethrix unveiled by initial androgenetic alopecia.
An 11-year-old girl with hair thinning was diagnosed with monilethrix and early androgenetic alopecia.
research Melanocyte Subpopulation Turnover During the Human Hair Cycle: An Immunohistochemical Study
Melanocyte activity in hair follicles is linked to the hair growth cycle, being active in growth phases and inactive in rest phases.
research Congenital atrichia with papular lesions resulting from novel mutations in human hairless gene in four consanguineous families
Mutations in the hairless gene cause a rare form of permanent hair loss.
research A missense mutation in the type II hair keratin hHb3 is associated with monilethrix
A mutation in the hHb3 gene is linked to the hair disorder monilethrix.
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 The cell biology of human hair follicle pigmentation
We need more research on human hair follicle pigmentation, not just mouse models.
research Decreased benzothiazole-type pheomelanin in regrown brown hair in alopecia areata
The girl's regrown brown hair had less of certain pigments than her original black hair.
research A Mutational Hotspot in the 2B Domain of Human Hair Basic Keratin 6 (hHb6) in Monilethrix Patients
A common mutation in the hHb6 gene is linked to monilethrix, but other factors may also play a role.
research Reversible cutaneous hyperpigmentation and nails with white hair due to vitamin B12 deficiency.
Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause skin darkening and white hair, but it's reversible.
research Desmoplastic melanoma presenting as an alopecic patch in a young patient
A man had a rare skin cancer that looked like a bald spot.
research A case of monilethrix caused by novel compound heterozygous mutations in the desmoglein 4 (DSG4) gene
New mutations in the DSG4 gene cause a rare hair condition.
research A 61-year-old Filipino man with lichen planus concomitant with cicatricial alopecia, mimicking discoid lupus erythematosus
A 61-year-old Filipino man had a skin condition that looked like another disease, making diagnosis difficult.
research Beyond the Epidermal-Melanin-Unit: The Human Scalp Anagen Hair Bulb Is Home to Multiple Melanocyte Subpopulations of Variable Melanogenic Capacity
The human scalp hair bulb contains different types of melanocytes with varying abilities to produce melanin.
research Combined melanocytic nevus presenting with scalp alopecia associated with alopecia areata: Coincidence or causal?
A man's scalp hair loss was due to a combined melanocytic nevus and alopecia areata, suggesting a possible link between the two conditions.
research Atrichia with papular lesions resulting from a novel homozygous missense mutation in the hairless gene
A new genetic mutation in the hairless gene causes a rare hair loss disorder.
research Erythromelanosis follicularis faciei et colli with reticulated hyperpigmentation of the extremities
A rare skin condition causes red and dark patches on the face and limbs.
research [Dermatophytic disease: exuberant hyperkeratosis with cutaneous horns].
Antifungal treatment can improve severe skin infections with cutaneous horns.
research Segmental vitiligo with confetti-like peripheral depigmentation.
Segmental vitiligo affects hair follicle melanocytes, causing small, uniform depigmented spots.
research More than One Gene Involved in Monilethrix: Intracellular but also Extracellular Players
Monilethrix involves multiple genes affecting hair structure, including DSG4 mutations.
research KERION MICROSPORICUM WITH HEMATOGENOUS AND ECTOGENOUS MICROSPORIDS
A rare scalp infection in a child developed into a kerion with additional skin symptoms.
research Distinct mutations in human basic hair keratins 1 and 6 cause monilethrix: Implications for protein structure and clinical phenotype
research A novel nonsense CDH3 mutation in hypotrichosis with juvenile macular dystrophy
A new genetic mutation in the CDH3 gene causes hair loss and eye problems in young people.
research 576 A preliminary study of melanogenic markers in the differentiation of the human hair follicle melanin unit
The study found markers indicating that cells responsible for hair color are differentiating in specific areas of the hair follicle.