Establishing the financial burden of alopecia areata and its predictors
Skin Health and DiseaseBackground Alopecia areata (AA) can have a significant impact on wellbeing. Consequently, individuals with AA often seek treatments or products to promote hair regrowth or camouflage their hair loss that incur a financial cost to the individual ...
Fabio Zucchelli +3 more
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Prevalence and associated factors of skin cancer in aged nursing home residents: A multicenter prevalence study [PDF]
, 2019 Non-melanoma-skin cancer is an emerging clinical problem in the elderly, fair skinned population which predominantly affects patients aged older than 70 years.
Akdeniz, Merve +4 more
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Comparison of oral prednisolone pulse therapy with intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy in severe alopecia areata [PDF]
, 2013 Objective: To compare the efficacy of oral prednisolone pulse therapy in comparison to the intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy in treatment of severe alopecia areata. Patients and methods: In this interventional study, all patients with alopecia
Alborzi, A., Dehghan, A., Shahini, N.
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Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides: clinical and histologic features in five patients
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2016 Background: Alopecia can be a manifestation of mycosis fungoides (MF); however, the prevalence is unknown. Aims: We sought to describe the clinicopathologic presentation of alopecia in patients with diagnosis of MF.
Amir Hooshang Ehsani +7 more
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Canine recurrent flank alopecia: a synthesis of theory and practice [PDF]
, 2014 Canine recurrent flank alopecia is a non-inflammatory, non-scarring alopecia of unknown etiology and has a visually striking clinical presentation.
Daminet, Sylvie +3 more
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Role of gemcitabine in the treatment of advanced and metastatic breast cancer [PDF]
, 2003 Gemcitabine is an antimetabolite drug with proven antitumor activity and tolerability in metastatic breast cancer. In a total of nine studies, gemcitabine monotherapy has reached response rates of up to 37% in the first-line setting, 26% in the second ...
Heinemann, Volker
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Serum Zinc Concentration in Patients with Alopecia Areata
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2023 Alopecia areata is an autoimmune non-scarring disease in which the exact mechanism that induces loss of immune privilege is unknown. Zinc is important for DNA stability and repair mechanisms that are essential in maintaining normal hair growth.
Jovan Lalosevic +3 more
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Effects of Seasonality and Pregnancy on Hair Loss and Regrowth in Rhesus Macaques
AnimalsSeveral studies have examined the etiology of alopecia, or hair loss, in rhesus macaques. While outcomes differ across studies, some commonalities have emerged. Females, particularly pregnant females, show more alopecia than males, and alopecia follows a
Allison Heagerty +2 more
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Emerging Topical and Systemic JAK Inhibitors in Dermatology [PDF]
, 2019 Accumulating data on cellular and molecular pathways help to develop novel therapeutic strategies in skin inflammation and autoimmunity. Examples are psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, two clinically and immunologically well-defined disorders.
Ghoreschi, Kamran +2 more
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Therapeutic Considerations Related to Finasteride Administration in Male Androgenic Alopecia and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia [PDF]
, 2017 Finasteride has been used extensively until now as a relative efficient therapeutic option for male androgenic alopecia and benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Baconi, Daniela L +10 more
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