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Dermatologic Therapy, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Trichoscopy, the dermoscopic examination of hair and scalp, is an increasingly valuable tool in the management of hair and scalp disorders. Beyond its diagnostic utility, it is important for prognostic assessment and therapeutic monitoring. We conducted a literature search in Medline–PubMed and Scopus using the terms “trichoscopy,” “dermoscopy,” and ...
Anna Bolzon +3 more
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An Autosomal Recessive Form of Monilethrix Is Caused by Mutations in DSG4: Clinical Overlap with Localized Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis [PDF]
, 2006 Monilethrix is a structural defect of the hair shaft usually inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion and caused by mutations in the hHb1, hHb3, and hHb6 keratin genes. Autosomal recessive inheritance in this disease has been sporadically reported.
Marek, Dina +10 more
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Ultrastructural and clinical improvement in monilethrix treated with L-cystine
, 1993 We report two childhood cases of monilethrix treated with L-cystine orally at a dose of 500 mg twice daily for 3 months. At the end of the treatment period clinical and ultrastructural improvements of the hair were recorded by scanning electron ...
M.Barbareschi +3 more
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Pathogenesis of Monilethrix: Computer Stereography and Electron Microscopy [PDF]
, 1990 The plucked hairs and biopsied hair follicles of the scalp were obtained from a female patient with monilethrix. By scanning electron microscopy, the plucked hairs showed a typical moniliform feature composed of alternated nodes and inter- nodes.
Hashimoto, Ken +3 more
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Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii, 2019 This paper describes a clinical case of secondary syphilis, which was manifested exclusively by syphilitic alopecia.We describe the details of the clinical picture, as well as a differential diagnosis of syphilitic alopecia and alopecia areata on the ...
A. N. Mareeva +2 more
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In Vivo Imaging Techniques for the Human Scalp: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, Volume 56, Issue 9, Page 741-754, November 2024.ABSTRACT Objective Scalp inflammation and alopecia are distressing conditions for which patients regularly present to dermatology. Although some diagnoses can be made clinically, others require biopsy, which carries the risk of pain, infection, bleeding, and scarring.
Bobak Hedayati +6 more
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Dermoscopy of congenital dermatoses in pediatric age group: An observational study
Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, 2019 Objective: To study dermoscopic (DS) patterns of various congenital dermatologic conditions affecting pediatric age group. Background: DS helps to fill gap between histopathology and gross examination, especially in children as they are noncooperative ...
Prachi Chetankumar Gajjar +2 more
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Monilethrix Presenting With Diffuse Fragile Hair in an Adult Female
JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Mandy Robertson, Jeffrey Donovan
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PITFALLS OF MAPPING A LARGE TURKISH CONSANGUINEOUS FAMILY WITH VERTICAL MONILETHRIX INHERITANCE
, 2009 Pitfalls of mapping a large Turkish consanguineous family with vertical monilethrix inheritance: Monilethrix, a rare autosomal dominant disease characterized by hair fragility and follicular hyperkeratosis, is caused by mutations in three type It hair ...
BAHADIR, SAVAŞKAN CEM +6 more
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More than One Gene Involved in Monilethrix: Intracellular but also Extracellular Players [PDF]
, 2006 Monilethrix, an autosomal dominant human hair disorder, is caused by mutations in three type II hair cortex keratins. Rare cases of the disease with non-vertical transmission have now been found to overlap with localized autosomal recessive hypotrichosis.
Schweizer, Jurgen
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