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Fluorine alopecia [PDF]

Epidemiology and Infection, 1946
A high proportion of young men in this country suffer from premature baldness. Alopecia is not a disease entity but one of the outstanding features of chronic fluorine poisoning (fluorosis). It is frequently associated with dystrophies of other organs of ectodermal origin, namely, those of the skin and its other appendages, the teeth and nails.
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Patients' experiences of primary healthcare and dermatology provision for alopecia

Skin Health and Disease
Background Alopecia describes a group of dermatological conditions characterised by hair loss, which are either non‐scarring or scarring in nature, and range from bald patches to complete body hair loss, to general thinning.
Fabio Zucchelli, Marije vanDalen, Nick Sharratt, Amy Johnson, Jen Chambers   +4 more
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Long‐Term Efficacy of Immunotherapy in Autoimmune Autonomic Ganglionopathy—A 10‐Year Follow Up Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy (AAG) is a rare but potentially treatable cause of severe autonomic failure. Evidence guiding long‐term immunotherapy, treatment sequencing, and residual autonomic impairment is limited. We evaluated long‐term treatment response, residual autonomic dysfunction, and relapse patterns in patients with
Giacomo Chiaro, Shiwen Koay, Gordon T. Ingle, Patricia McNamara, Laura Watson, Fion Bremner, Valeria Iodice   +6 more
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Rheumatologic Manifestations of Patients With Type B Insulin Resistance

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objectives of this study were to identify laboratory and clinical features associated with type B insulin resistance (TBIR), a rare condition caused by autoantibodies that inhibit the insulin receptor, most frequently occurring in the setting of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to increase awareness of this rare, life‐threatening ...
S. Amara Ogbonnaya, Sandra G. Williams, Raphael A. Kirou, Marissa Lightbourne, Rebecca J. Brown   +4 more
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The psychosocial impact of alopecia in men: A mixed‐methods survey study

Skin Health and Disease
Background The most common forms of hair loss in men, alopecia areata (AA) (an autoimmune condition) and androgenetic alopecia (AGA) (pattern baldness), alter individuals' appearance in ways that may impact psychological and social wellbeing.
Fabio Zucchelli, Abbi Mathews, Nick Sharratt, Kerry Montgomery, Jen Chambers   +4 more
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Mucocutaneous Disease Activity and Damage Accrual in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Analyses From the Asia‐Pacific Lupus Collaboration Longitudinal Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This research article aims to describe the prevalence, associations, and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) impact of mucocutaneous features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Data from the Asia‐Pacific Lupus Collaboration cohort were analyzed (2013–2021).
Amanda M. Saracino, Yanjie Hao, Dylan Hansen, Yi‐Hsing Chen, Alberta Hoi, Vera Golder, Jiacai Cho, Aisha Lateef, Worawit Louthrenoo, Laniyati Hamijoyo, Shue Fen Luo, Yeong‐Jian Jan Wu, Sandra Navarra, Leonid Zamora, Chak Sing Lau, Shirley Chan, Zhanguo Li, Hai‐hong Yao, Sargunan Sockalingam, B. M. D. B. Basnayake, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Masayoshi Harigai, Zhuoli Zhang, Jun Kikuchi, Yuko Kaneko, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Madelynn Chan, Sang‐Cheol Bae, Fiona Goldblatt, Sean O'Neill, Geraldine Hassett, Kristine Ng, Nicola Tugnet, Mark Sapsford, Yih Jia Poh, Michael Tee, Cherica Tee, Naoaki Ohkubo, Yoshiya Tanaka, Rangi Kandane‐Rathnayake, Eric Morand, Shereen Oon, Mandana Nikpour   +42 more
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Effect of topical immunotherapy with squaric acid dibutylester for alopecia areata in Japanese patients

Allergology International, 2020
Background: The Japanese guidelines for the treatment of alopecia areata list topical immunotherapies as a drug therapy for this condition. However, there is insufficient evidence of its efficacy to support this recommendation. Thus, we sought to clarify
Keisuke Sakai, Satoshi Fukushima, Satoru Mizuhashi, Masatoshi Jinnin, Takamitsu Makino, Yuji Inoue, Hironobu Ihn   +6 more
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Are 2D:4D finger-length ratios an indicator of androgenetic alopecia in males? [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2016
BACKGROUND: Although the pathogenesis of androgenetic alopecia is not completely understood, the roles of genetic susceptibility and androgens are well-known.
Özlem Bilgic, Hilmi Cevdet Altınyazar, Dilek Eryılmaz, Zehra Ayça Tuğrul   +3 more
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Discordance Between Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index Domain Weights and Their Association With Organ Damage Accrual

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Studies of damage accrual in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) show associations with disease activity measured by the SLE Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI‐2K), but these associations are imperfect. SLEDAI scores are powerfully influenced by weightings (1–8) assigned to each domain.
Kevin Zhang, Eric F. Morand, Sarah E. Boyd, François Petitjean, Alberta Hoi, Rachel Koelmeyer, Iolanda Miceli, Julie A. Monk, Hieu T. Nim   +8 more
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Alopecia frontal fibrosante: relato de seis casos Frontal fibrosing alopecia: report of six cases

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2007
Alopecia frontal fibrosante é forma progressiva de alopecia cicatricial. Os casos iniciais foram relatados a partir 1994, na Austrália, em pacientes do sexo feminino pós-menopausa.
Fabiane Mulinari-Brenner, Fernanda Manfron Rosas, Maurício Shigueru Sato, Betina Werner   +3 more
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