August 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” 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.
A 2-year-old boy with a rare type of lupus causing hair loss improved with oral steroids.
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August 2019 in “Chinese Medical Journal” A man developed facial skin lesions after a stem cell transplant, which improved with specific treatments.
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June 2019 in “Case reports in dermatology” LALPS causes non-scarring hair loss along the Blaschko line, with unique trichoscopic findings.
May 2019 in “Case medical research”
February 2023 in “JAAD case reports” Reducing immunosuppression and using antiviral creams improved the woman's skin condition.
July 1974 in “Archives of Dermatology” Ultraviolet light treatment with trioxsalen was ineffective for vitiligo in the cases described.
April 2026 in “American Journal of Dermatopathology” Increased blood vessel growth in lichen planopilaris may signal active disease needing aggressive treatment.
January 2021 in “Dermatology online journal” One twin girl has Loose anagen syndrome with poorly anchored hair, diagnosed with a simple hair pull test, while her identical twin does not have the condition.
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December 2022 in “Pediatric dermatology” A boy developed a rare skin condition after recovering from a severe skin reaction, and it improved with lotion treatment.
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January 2023 in “Journal of Drugs in Dermatology” Early detection of Graham-Little-Piccardi-Lasseur syndrome is key for better management.
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April 2019 in “Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences” Photodynamic therapy shows promise for oral lichen planus but needs more research for consistent results.
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August 2019 in “JAAD case reports” Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus causes scarring, hair loss, and skin discoloration, especially on sun-exposed areas.
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August 2024 in “Skin Research and Technology” LC-OCT can help identify lupus-related scarring hair loss by spotting unique features.
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July 2021 in “American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A” Mutations in the LSS gene cause hair loss and may affect brain development, with varying severity.
August 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The study concluded that a new method can effectively assess scalp sun damage in balding men, which increases with age and sun exposure.
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April 2016 in “The American Journal of the Medical Sciences” The document concludes that doctors should check for frontal fibrosing alopecia in patients with acquired hyperpigmentation and that early treatment is important.
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July 2009 in “Clinical and experimental dermatology” July 2025 in “Dermatology Reports” Dermatologists should recognize diverse discoid lupus signs to avoid misdiagnosis.
February 2013 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” January 2025 in “Dermatology Research and Practice” Higher activity in lichen planopilaris is linked to certain immune and tissue genes.
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September 1989 in “Medical Clinics of North America” Skin problems are common in lupus, important for diagnosis, and can be triggered by sunlight.
January 2022 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” Areata-like lupus can mimic alopecia areata but is a form of cutaneous lupus erythematosus.
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August 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
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November 2018 in “Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy” A wearable cap-like device using light therapy reduced scalp skin lesions by 71% and was painless.
September 2025 in “International Journal of Medical Informatics” A machine learning model can predict scarring in lichen planopilaris using factors like vitamin D levels and diagnostic delay.
June 2023 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” A 13-year-old boy had both lichen planus and vitiligo, suggesting a possible link between the two conditions.
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May 2017 in “Clinical and experimental dermatology”
September 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Scarred skin in lichen planopilaris loses immune cells due to a decrease in a specific protein in skin cells.