July 2025 in “Pigment International” Follicular vitiligo causes hair to gray without skin color loss.
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November 2004 in “Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine” A rare benign skin growth called melanocytic matricoma was identified in a 69-year-old man.
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June 2011 in “대한구강악안면외과학회지” A woman had a cyst in her salivary gland, likely from Botox, which was removed and confirmed as an epidermoid cyst.
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May 1996 in “PubMed” Milia en plaque can be caused by skin damage, tumors, or external factors.
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February 1990 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” 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.
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January 1992 in “Dermatology” A 4-year-old girl has a rare condition causing hairlessness and skin bumps, but normal teeth and sweating.
9 citations
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June 2011 in “American Journal of Dermatopathology” Molluscum contagiosum can occur in epidermoid cysts, especially with prolonged steroid use.
February 2010 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Lactic acid cream can help improve skin bumps known as eruptive vellus hair cysts.
3 citations
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January 2014 in “Indian dermatology online journal” Hair casts can be mistaken for lice, so correct identification is important.
20 citations
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April 1959 in “A M A Archives of Dermatology” Alopecia mucinosa causes red, raised skin patches and hair loss.
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July 2016 in “Dermatology and Therapy” Light and laser therapies show promise for treating Acne Keloidalis Nuchae, but more research is needed.
October 2025 in “The Sri Lanka Journal of Dermatology” Inverted follicular keratosis can look like cancer but is actually a harmless tumor.
September 2022 in “Journal of medical sciences and health” A person had two different benign skin tumors, a trichoadenoma and melanocytic naevi, at the same time but in different places on the face.
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September 2016 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Trichofolliculoma is a unique benign tumor mainly affecting middle-aged adults' faces, often misdiagnosed without histopathology.
March 2025 in “The Open Dermatology Journal” Trichorrhexis nodosa is common hair breakage, often due to styling, and new treatments are being explored.
Onychomatricoma is a unique nail tumor, not related to other hair-related tumors.
25 citations
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January 1983 in “Archives of dermatology” The conclusion is that Darier-White disease was accurately described by White but he missed the key feature of dyskeratotic cells which Darier identified.
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June 2020 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Shiny white structures in trichoscopy can indicate long-standing discoid lupus erythematosus alopecia.
10 citations
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August 2016 in “Dermatology Online Journal” Nilotinib can cause skin issues like red bumps and hair loss.
20 citations
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April 2011 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Reflectance confocal microscopy can tell apart white dots on the scalp as either sweat gland ducts or hair follicle openings.
5 citations
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January 2021 in “Indian Journal of Pharmacology” Nilotinib can cause generalized keratosis pilaris.
25 citations
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December 2008 in “Journal of Dermatological Case Reports” Skin color may change how alopecia areata looks under a dermoscope.
21 citations
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November 1981 in “Archives of Dermatology” Ashy dermatosis may be linked to atopy and thyroid disease and can be treated with topical steroids.
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February 2020 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” Nevus psiloliparus lacks mature hair follicles but keeps other skin structures intact.
5 citations
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January 1985 in “The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology” A man developed unusual growths after a hair transplant, which were treated successfully with no recurrence after a month.
September 2024 in “BMJ Case Reports” An adult had a rare scalp infection in the forehead area, treated successfully with itraconazole.
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October 1931 in “Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology” A rare scalp infection in a child developed into a kerion with additional skin symptoms.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Watching, not removing, skin growths with moderate atypia and positive edges is okay; patients may get melanoma elsewhere, especially if they've had it before.
February 2013 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Follicular red dots can appear where alopecia areata and vitiligo overlap.
August 2010 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The document explains the diagnosis and characteristics of woolly hair nevus and alopecia neoplastica.