research Hair and scalp disorders
Different hair and scalp disorders cause hair loss or excess hair growth, with various treatments available depending on the specific condition.
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research Pediculosis
Scalp biopsies are important for diagnosing hair loss conditions.
research Congenital Triangular Alopecia
Congenital triangular alopecia is a harmless, non-spreading hair loss condition often seen in young children.
research Hair loss in children.
Children's hair loss can be caused by many factors, including autoimmune diseases, emotional stress, genetics, and infections, with treatment and prognosis varying.
research Line-Field Optical Coherence Tomography: Usefulness in the Non-Invasive Differential Diagnosis of Congenital Alopecia of Infancy
LC-OCT helps accurately diagnose different types of infant hair loss without invasive methods.
research Schimmelpenning syndrome with dydimosis aplasticosebacea in a one-month-old girl
Older men's scalp damage increases with age and sun exposure, a baby girl in the Philippines has Schimmelpenning syndrome, and thyroid screening is advised for children with hair loss and certain risk factors.
research Hair Loss in Children, Etiologies, and Treatment
Early treatment of children's hair loss, which can be caused by various factors, is important due to its emotional impact.
research A 5-year Retrospective Study on Alopecia in a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Nigeria
The most common causes of hair loss in a Nigerian hospital were discoid lupus erythematosus of the scalp and alopecia areata, and more research is needed to understand and address these issues.
research A clinico-etiological evaluation of hair loss in rural Indian children – A cross sectional study
Hair loss in rural Indian children is often due to malnutrition, poor grooming, stress, and infections.
research Racial and Gender Influences on Skin Disease
Different races and genders have unique skin and hair issues, requiring specialized care and more research for effective treatment.
research A Case of Proliferating Trichilemmal Cyst with Trichoepitheliomatous Change
A young woman had a rare scalp tumor usually found in older women.
research Genome Wide Differential Expression Profiles in Nevus Sebaceous Uncovered Low Expression of CDKN2AIP and Construction of a ceRNA Network
CDKN2AIP gene is less active in nevus sebaceous, affecting related RNA networks.
research Lichen Planopilaris-Like Changes Arising within an Epidermal Nevus: Does This Case Suggest Clues to the Etiology of Lichen Planopilaris?
Microorganism overgrowth and hyperkeratosis may trigger immune reactions causing lichen planopilaris.
research Giant Congenital Blue Nevus Presenting as Cutis Verticis Gyrata: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Surgical removal is advised for large congenital blue nevi due to rare cancer risk.
research Pigmented Epithelioid Melanocytoma (PEM)/Animal Type Melanoma (ATM): Quest for an Origin. Report of One Unusual Case Indicating Follicular Origin and Another Arising in an Intradermal Nevus
The conclusion is that Pigmented Epithelioid Melanocytoma can start from hair follicle stem cells or from a mole on the skin.
research Secondary Neoplasm Arising in Nevus Sebaceus of Jadassohn: A Case Report Emphasizing Early Recognition and Evaluation
Early recognition and evaluation of nevus sebaceus are crucial to detect and manage potential cancerous changes.
research Nevus Sebaceus With Novel HRAS Sequence Variant Mutation Misdiagnosed as Alopecia Areata
A 12-year-old girl was misdiagnosed with alopecia areata but actually had a nevus sebaceus with a genetic mutation.
research Woolly hair nevus
A 17-year-old developed woolly hair nevus in adolescence, which is unusual, and over time the hair darkened and straightened slightly, but microscopic changes persisted.
research The use of dermoscopy in a case of nevus sebaceous misdiagnosed and treated as cicatricial alopecia
Dermoscopy helped correctly diagnose a skin condition that was previously misidentified as a different hair loss disease.
research Porokeratotic adnexal ostial nevus: a paradigm of cutaneous mosaicism
PAON shows skin patterns due to genetic mosaicism.
research Nevus psiloliparus: Newly described histopathological features from transverse sections
Nevus psiloliparus lacks mature hair follicles but keeps other skin structures intact.
research Hair Follicle Miniaturization in a Woolly Hair Nevus
The boy with woolly hair nevus had thinner hair and abnormal hair follicles, which improved with treatment but worsened when treatment stopped.
research Congenital atrichia associated with nevus flammeus: A rare association
A person was born with both a rare hairless condition and a type of birthmark, which is an uncommon combination.
research Short anagen hair naevus: improvement after treatment with 5% topical minoxidil
Using 5% topical minoxidil improved and normalized the hair growth in a girl with short anagen hair naevus.
research Epidermal Nevi
Epidermal nevi are skin cell clusters linked to various syndromes.
research TRPS1 mutation associated with trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type 1 with 15 supernumerary teeth, hypoplastic mandibular condyles with slender condylar necks and unique hair morphology
A person with a specific gene mutation had extra teeth, unique jaw and hair features not seen before in this condition.
research Schimmelpenning Syndrome: A Neuro-Oculo-Cutaneous Disorder
Schimmelpenning Syndrome requires careful evaluation and tailored treatment for skin, eye, and developmental issues.
research JAAD Grand Rounds quiz∗
The document explains the diagnosis and characteristics of woolly hair nevus and alopecia neoplastica.
research Plain Language Summaries
Most clinicians follow discharge guidelines, many lupus patients don't use sunscreen regularly, dithranol is effective for psoriasis, biopsy methods should be based on lesion type, voriconazole may raise skin cancer risk, a new scale can help diagnose female hair loss early, and most melanomas may develop from existing moles.
research 43367 Infantile Pacinian Neurofibroma: A Rare Neurogenic Tumor
A rare benign scalp tumor in an infant requires surgical removal.