July 2000 in “The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal” Tinea faciei should be considered in neonatal vesicular lesions and confirmed with KOH examination and culture.
January 2020 in “Dermatology Online Journal” A young Caucasian man experienced a rare type of hair loss on the back of his head.
March 2025 in “Laboratory Investigation” MESTSV is a rare tumor that is mostly benign but needs long-term monitoring due to potential recurrence.
January 2024 in “Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology” A rare case links early-onset alopecia universalis and nephrotic syndrome, suggesting genetic immune issues.
June 2022 in “Authorea (Authorea)” A 59-year-old woman was diagnosed with a rare hair loss condition called lipedematous alopecia.
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October 2005 in “Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine” Ultrasonography improves pilomatricoma diagnosis accuracy.
January 2023 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” An 8-year-old boy with neurofibromatosis type one also has rare hair and eye disorders.
July 2022 in “European Journal of Dermatology” Brodalumab is more effective than ustekinumab in treating psoriasis.
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October 2023 in “European Journal of Dermatology” Combining hair transplantation with PRP is more effective for treating hair loss than hair transplantation alone.
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January 2017 in “Virchows Archiv” LGR5 and LGR6 are expressed differently in various skin tumors, which may offer clues about their origins.
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December 2010 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Loose anagen hair syndrome is caused by structural abnormalities in the hair follicle's inner root sheath.
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June 2011 in “대한구강악안면외과학회지” A woman had a cyst in her salivary gland, likely from Botox, which was removed and confirmed as an epidermoid cyst.
March 1998 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Removing a tumor may resolve associated skin and hair symptoms.
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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.
May 2014 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” A 70-year-old woman with a rare skin condition improved after treatment with topical steroids and acitretin.
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December 2011 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” New gene identification techniques have improved the understanding and classification of inherited hair disorders.
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November 1977 in “Archives of Dermatology” A 6-year-old girl in the U.S. had a rare scalp infection caused by *Trichophyton soudanense*.
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August 2008 in “Immunogenetics” A gene mutation in mice causes increased mast cells and disorganized hair follicles in their skin.
January 2024 in “Brazilian journal of veterinary pathology” The dog likely has a condition similar to Canine alopecia X.
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October 2018 in “Madridge journal of dermatology & research” A young child with alopecia areata and psoriasis improved with treatment, suggesting a link between the two conditions.
May 2026 in “Frontiers in Medicine” The patient's hair improved after treatment, but the genetic link is unclear.
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February 1992 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” Antibodies help identify glycoproteins in normal skin and tumor cells.
January 2025 in “Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology” A 4-year-old had a rare type of hair loss that may have a good outcome.
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February 2001 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Lithium can cause skin changes similar to mycosis fungoides.
December 2023 in “Journal of dermatology” The study concluded that key signs of Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans are changes in terminal hair and vellus hair follicles, which likely start the inflammation and damage to hair follicles.
January 2015 in “Independent Nurse” Different scalp conditions can lead to hair loss or tumors, with treatments varying from creams to surgery; early detection is crucial.
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March 2003 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” Trichofolliculoma has specific cytokeratin patterns that help in its diagnosis.
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July 1993 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology”
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May 2013 in “The American Journal of Dermatopathology” The author now believes tricholemmal carcinoma is a rare type of infundibular squamous cell carcinoma and more research is needed on these tumors.
January 2014 in “ACTA SCIENTIAE VETERINARIAE” The cat's skin condition was resistant to treatment and did not improve.