April 1969 in “Postgraduate medicine” Use corticosteroid cream and triamcinolone injections for treating alopecia areata, and consider wigs and tranquilizers for support.
August 2013 in “Nature Reviews Drug Discovery” A protein called FGF9 helps regenerate hair follicles in mice after skin damage, and increasing FGF9 could potentially help human hair growth.
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September 1990 in “Veterinary Dermatology” Lambs' skin showed similar but more severe responses to a second orf virus infection, involving immune cells and new skin formation.
March 2023 in “Italian journal of dermatology and venereology” 6 citations
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May 2002 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” A rare skin condition linked to leukemia improved with chemotherapy.
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May 2024 in “International journal of medicine and psychology.” EHF radiation and ozone therapy together improve skin flap healing.
April 2024 in “International Journal of Women’s Dermatology” Laser hair reduction can sometimes cause a rare skin condition called Fox-Fordyce disease.
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January 2012 in “Case reports in dermatological medicine” An 84-year-old man got a rare scalp condition from using imiquimod cream, which was cured with systemic steroids.
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September 2017 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Systemic photodynamic therapy can effectively treat stubborn folliculitis decalvans with few side effects.
February 2025 in “Cureus” Hair transplants can rarely cause scalp inflammation leading to hair loss, needing early detection and treatment.
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June 2021 in “PubMed” Chronic scalp lesions with crusts and pus indicate Erosive Pustular Dermatosis, which is confirmed by biopsy and effectively treated with strong topical steroids.
February 2009 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Yellow dots look different in various hair loss conditions and can help diagnose them.
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February 2019 in “Anais brasileiros de dermatologia/Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” Tufted folliculitis is common in patients with folliculitis decalvans.
Doxycycline or flucloxacillin can cause a rare, severe skin reaction that can be fatal, especially in the elderly.
July 2022 in “Dermatology Reports” A rare scalp condition called Erosive pustular dermatosis is hard to diagnose and treat.
January 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” The document concludes that proper diagnosis and treatment of follicular disorders are crucial, with specific treatments for conditions like acne, drug-induced eruptions, and rosacea.
May 2021 in “Journal of the American College of Cardiology” An 11-year-old girl with Kawasaki disease experienced hair loss that improved after treatment.
January 2018 in “Springer eBooks” Telogen effluvium is hair loss caused by disruption of the normal hair cycle.
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November 2023 in “Pain Physician” ExoFlo is safe and effective for treating Complex Regional Pain Syndrome symptoms.
January 2018 in “The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences” A young man had a rare case of hair cysts on his elbows, which was hard to diagnose and treat.
September 2023 in “Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology” A patient with a rare form of lupus improved after treatment for skin ulcers and hair loss on the face and scalp.
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November 1979 in “Archives of dermatology” A woman with Fox-Fordyce disease had symptom relief using tretinoin cream.
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December 1921 in “Archives of dermatology and syphilology” A rare scalp disease causes hair loss, pus-filled nodules, and scarring.
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April 1978 in “PubMed” The study concludes that traction alopecia, caused by hair styling, can help understand telogen effluvium, a condition of excessive hair loss.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Interface dermatitis is the most common skin change in drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome.
January 2011 in “The Chinese Journal of Dermatovenereology” The woman's skin condition improved with specific oral and topical treatments.
September 2022 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” Dermoscopy helped diagnose a rare skin disease which slightly improved with treatment.
April 2012 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Clofazimine successfully treated a man's ashy dermatosis, clearing his skin lesions.
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August 1999 in “PubMed” Chronic telogen effluvium is a condition that causes ongoing hair shedding.
January 2011 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A man developed a painful skin condition after multiple heart procedures involving radiation.