Tumour necrosis factor alpha, interferon gamma and substance P are novel modulators of extrapituitary prolactin expression in human skin. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Human scalp skin and hair follicles (HFs) are extra-pituitary sources of prolactin (PRL). However, the intracutaneous regulation of PRL remains poorly understood.
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Extramammary Paget’s Disease of the Scalp with an Underlying Atypical Meningioma—A Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
LifeExtramammary Paget’s disease (EMPD) is a rare adenocarcinoma originating from apocrine glands, primarily affecting the anogenital and axillary regions. Ectopic EMPD, occurring in non-apocrine sites such as the scalp, is exceptionally uncommon.
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Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 1990 Betamethasone dipropionate (0.05%) with salicylic acid (2%) lotion and betamethasone valerate (0.1%) lotion were compared in a double-blind randomized study in 56 patients with steroid-responsive dermatoses of the scalp (39 had psoriasis and 17 had eczema). Scaling and pruritis were the most common presenting features.
R.K. CURLEY +3 more
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Trichoscopic Overlap of Trichotillomania Superseding Alopecia Areata: A Report of Two Cases [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 Trichoscopy is a non invasive tool useful for diagnosis of dermatoses on hair bearing skin. Alopecia Areata (AA) is a common non scarring alopecia with varying aetiologies including autoimmune and genetic factors.
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Lichen simplex chronicus on the scalp: exuberant clinical, dermoscopic, and histopathological findings [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2018 : Lichen simplex chronicus is a skin disease that mostly affects female patients, with a peak incidence between ages 35 and 50 years. On the scalp, it appears as a single or multiple oval lesions, showing scaling and hair shaft loss or breakage.
Bianca Pinheiro Bousquet Muylaert +3 more
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Cutaneous larva migrans on the scalp: atypical presentation of a common disease [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2014 Cutaneous larva migrans is a pruritic dermatitis due to the inoculation of helminths larvae in the skin, and it often occurs in children in tropical and subtropical areas.
Carolina Degen Meotti +6 more
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Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp successfully treated with oral prednisone and topical tacrolimus [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2013 Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp is a rare inflammatory disorder of the scalp, affecting elderly patients after local trauma and leading to scarring or cicatricial alopecia. Case Report: An elderly female patient complained of painful pustules on
Mariana Ribas Zahdi +4 more
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Common Dermatoses in Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorders [PDF]
, 2015 Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a chronic, debilitating syndrome, consisting of intrusive thoughts- which are experienced as inappropriate by the patient and are producing anxiety- and compulsions, defined as repetitive behaviours produced to reduce ...
Benea, Vasile +4 more
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Case of Mental Retardation Associated with Aplasia Cutis Congenita and Skull Defect [PDF]
Neonatal Medicine, 2021 Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by skin defects involving the epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissue, bone, and sometimes dura.
Hyun Chul Cho, Jong Hee Hwang
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Primary essential cutis verticis gyrata - Case report [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2014 Cutis verticis gyrata is characterized by excessive formation of scalp skin. It may be primary (essential and nonessential) or secondary. In the primary essential form it presents only folding skin formation on the scalp, mimicking cerebral gyri, without
Jeane Jeong Hoon Yang +4 more
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