Hair & Nails
Practical Pearls
Glitter Effects of Nail Art on Optical Coherence Tomography
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive imaging technology that can visualize nail morphology in diseases such as psoriatic arthritis...
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Does Ozempic cause hair loss?
“Some of my patients lose hair when they lose weight, generally as a result of the weight loss itself and not as a side effect of these...
Case Letter
Nevus Sebaceus With Novel HRAS Sequence Variant Mutation Misdiagnosed as Alopecia Areata
Early stages of nevus sebaceus can be mistaken for alopecia areata.
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FDA puts partial hold on investigational alopecia areata drug deuruxolitinib
The announcement came after a pulmonary embolism occurred with the 12-mg twice-daily dose in one of the long-term open-label extension studies.
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Gray hair and aging: Could ‘stuck’ stem cells be to blame?
New evidence points to a cycle wherein undifferentiated stem cells mature to perform their hair-coloring duties and then transform back to their...
Food for Thought
Cutaneous Signs of Malnutrition Secondary to Eating Disorders
The skin may present the first visible signs of an otherwise occult eating disorder (ED) diagnosis, offering the dermatologist a special...
Practical Pearls
Polyurethane Tubing to Minimize Pain During Nail Injections
Clenching a length of polyurethane tubing with the teeth during nail injections is a safe and cost-effective strategy that may decrease anxiety...
Photo Challenge
Scalp Nodule Associated With Hair Loss
A 9-year-old boy presented with a soft subcutaneous nodule with overlying alopecia on the right parietal scalp of 5 months’ duration that had...
From the Journals
Alzheimer’s drug may ease hair pulling, skin-picking disorders
Behavioral therapy that attempts to reverse these habits is considered first-line treatment, but trained therapists are difficult to find.
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The earlier baricitinib for severe alopecia areata is started, the better
“If I can keep someone on 4 mg that’s great, but it looks like you can go to a lower dose and do a pretty good job,” Dr. Raj Chovatiya said.
Skin of Color
Treatment of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia in Black Patients: A Systematic Review
This systematic review discusses studies on frontal fibrosing alopecia characteristics and treatment outcomes in Black patients.