June 2025 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” Pigmented rings with central clearing help diagnose melasma more accurately.
4 citations
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January 2012 in “Springer eBooks” The document concludes that signs of male and female pattern baldness include uneven hair thickness, yellow spots, skin discoloration around hair follicles, more thin and soft hairs, and many hair follicles with just one hair.
A 5-year-old girl has sparse, dry, and brittle hair but is otherwise healthy.
March 2015 in “Journal of Visualized Experiments” A new method measures mouse hair loss using shades of gray.
10 citations
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June 2009 in “Acta Biochimica Polonica” Old C57BL/6 mice with unsynchronized hair cycles show less melanin in their spleens.
4 citations
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July 2019 in “Clinics in Dermatology” The document concludes that while white skin, nail, and mucosa diseases increase skin cancer risk, they are generally harmless, especially compared to darker pigmentation conditions.
23 citations
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January 1985 in “Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology” Cupric chloride treatment corrected abnormal Purkinje cell development in brindled mice.
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.
December 2025 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” Stress may cause sudden hair whitening in children.
October 2024 in “Skin Research and Technology” Pili annulati causes zebra-striped hair but doesn't affect hair strength or quality of life.
24 citations
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September 2008 in “Clinical and experimental dermatology” Repigmentation in vitiligo may come from melanocyte stem cells in the skin.
4 citations
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January 2019 in “Micron” Fetal hair follicles have melanocytes with melanosomes at different stages, which are broken down into pigment particles in keratinocytes.
1 citations
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September 2017 in “BMJ” The man has a disease causing skin patches, thickened nerves, and mild muscle weakness.
1 citations
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February 2022 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Some skin changes from pregnancy like hair loss, excessive hair growth, palm redness, and stretch marks may not go away after birth and could suggest a misdiagnosis or hidden condition.
27 citations
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May 2016 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Male faces age with more wrinkles and hair loss, influenced by both body changes and environmental factors.
12 citations
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November 1987 in “Pediatric dermatology” Four children had unmanageable pale blond hair due to uncombable-hair syndrome.
4 citations
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January 2017 in “Annals of Dermatology” Frequent hairdryer use may worsen hair fragility in people with Pili Annulati.
November 2023 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” Hair aging is caused by stress, hormones, inflammation, and DNA damage affecting hair growth and color.
February 2012 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Many adult women experience unexplained excessive hair shedding, often starting before age 40.
12 citations
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November 2004 in “Photochemistry and Photobiology” Superoxide dismutase (SOD) can prevent hair graying in mice.
October 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Early regulatory T cells are crucial for normal skin pigmentation.
Acitretin treatment unexpectedly darkened a patient's gray hair.
1 citations
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January 2017 in “대한피부과학회지” Male pattern hair loss is diagnosed and treated earlier and is milder, possibly due to early puberty.
1 citations
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October 2022 in “Dermatology practical & conceptual” Isolated patchy heterochromia with pili annulati can occur without other health issues.
January 2005 in “Chinese Journal of Veterinary” Hairless mice lose hair by 3-4 weeks, develop thicker, folded skin, and show pigmentation differences.
22 citations
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February 2002 in “Clinics in Geriatric Medicine” Many elderly women experience unwanted facial hair and various hair loss conditions, with treatments available for each condition.
19 citations
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November 1985 in “Archives of Dermatology” The newborn's skin blisters healed without scarring, leaving some light spots, and stopped forming after four months.
1 citations
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June 2023 in “Skin Research and Technology” Hair-coating shampoos dye better initially, but hair-oxidation shampoos keep color longer and may damage hair more.
20 citations
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January 2015 in “Current problems in dermatology” Hair gets thinner, grayer, and changes texture with age due to genetics, environment, and cellular changes, affecting the growth cycle.
June 2011 in “European Journal of Pediatric Dermatology” An 11-year-old girl with hair thinning was diagnosed with monilethrix and early androgenetic alopecia.