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October 2023 in “JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” Dupilumab significantly improved a 5-year-old girl's prurigo nodularis without side effects.
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January 2023 in “Anti-Cancer Drugs” Early diagnosis and treatment of EGFR inhibitor-induced folliculitis decalvans can prevent permanent hair loss.
December 1986 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” Wax injection did not stop hair loss and caused changes to the skull.
May 2025 in “Journal of the Egyptian Womenʼs Dermatologic Society” Hair follicles in nonsegmental vitiligo are better protected from immune attacks than in alopecia areata.
November 2024 in “PubMed” Terbinafine can cause skin reactions when exposed to sunlight, so sun exposure should be avoided during treatment.
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March 2004 in “Clinics in Dermatology” Lupus can cause hair loss and nail changes, with treatments available for both.
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June 1994 in “Archives of Dermatology” Postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia may be a unique condition linked to postmenopausal changes.
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June 1994 in “Archives of Dermatology” Postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia may be a unique condition linked to postmenopausal changes.
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December 2016 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” Acne keloidalis nuchae is a tough-to-treat condition that greatly affects quality of life, especially in men of African descent.
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November 1986 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Generalized trichoepitheliomas with hair loss may indicate myasthenia gravis.
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January 2013 in “Annals of Dermatology” Topical minoxidil successfully treated temporal triangular alopecia.
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December 2013 in “Dermatologic Surgery” The treatment improved hair color in most vitiligo patients without major side effects.
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May 1998 in “Contact Dermatitis” Minoxidil can cause pustular allergic reactions on skin.
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June 2011 in “PubMed” The patient improved significantly after treatment, with only one small scar remaining.
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June 2008 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Sorafenib can cause a unique skin reaction.
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July 2018 in “European Journal of Dermatology” A medication may help with hair growth in psoriasis, and a skin condition might be linked to a specific bacteria.
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August 2000 in “Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine” The nodule on the woman's back was a benign hair follicle tumor, not cancer, but needed removal.
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April 2024 in “Journal of Drugs in Dermatology” Ruxolitinib cream may help treat severe hair loss in children.
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June 2022 in “International Journal of Infectious Diseases” A fungal infection was successfully treated with oral and topical antifungals after being misdiagnosed and worsened by corticosteroids.
January 2024 in “Diagnostic cytopathology” Trichilemmal carcinoma can spread to the parotid gland and be diagnosed using fine-needle aspiration cytology.
Hair turning darker can be a sign of skin cancer.
April 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Daylight photodynamic therapy is effective and well-tolerated for treating actinic keratoses with minimal side effects.
February 2013 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” A woman's hair loss looked like a different condition due to her hairstyle, and treatment stopped further hair loss but didn't regrow hair.
January 2026 in “SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine” Rituximab treatment led to complete hair regrowth and improved skin in a woman with pemphigus foliaceus.
March 2025 in “Experimental Dermatology” Overexpression of IKZF1 and Ikaros causes hair loss in mice similar to alopecia areata.
January 2024 in “International Journal of Advanced Research” Topical 6% salicylic acid effectively reduced skin plaques in a patient with wooly hair and palmoplantar keratoderma.
July 2023 in “The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine ” Alopecia areata is a hair loss condition caused by immune factors and can be treated with JAK inhibitors.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Too much IKZF1 and Ikaros protein may cause alopecia areata.
January 2023 in “Indian dermatology online journal” Skin problems after waxing led to a sarcoidosis diagnosis.
September 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Innate lymphoid cells type 1 may contribute to alopecia areata.