L N Jones,R D Sinclair,J Carver et al.
L N Jones et al.
The concept of bioprospecting for bioactive peptides from keratin-containing materials such as wool, hair, skin and feathers presents an exciting opportunity for discovery of novel functional food ingredients and nutraceuticals, while value...
Venkataram Mysore
Venkataram Mysore
Mesotherapy has received a lot of publicity in the media and internet about its possible role in androgenetic alopecia. However, the subject is controversial in view of lack of documented evidence. This article provides a critical commentar...
Venkataram Mysore
Venkataram Mysore
The subject of artifical hair fibers is controversial, in view of their chequered history and the ban by federal drug administration (FDA) on their use. This article analyzes different aspects of their use. ...
Ethics in trichology [0.03%]
毛发学的伦理道德
Parvathi Padmanabhan
Parvathi Padmanabhan
Today, trichology as a science is offered by reputed institutes worldwide with a planned curriculum of theory and clinical exposure. Non-medical trichologists, with rare exceptions, continue to lure the public with unscientific methods. A q...
Gurcharan Singh,Ms Lavanya
Gurcharan Singh
Alopecia Areata (AA) is a common non-scarring alopecia directed against the anagenic hair follicle. Various treatment modalities have been used for the treatment of severe AA. Topical immunotherapy is the best documented treatment so far fo...
Endocrinology of hirsutism [0.03%]
多毛症的内分泌学
Daisy Kopera,Elisabeth Wehr,Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch
Daisy Kopera
Hirsutism represents a primary clinical indicator of androgen excess. The most common endocrine condition causing hirsutism is polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Diagnosing PCOS is not easy as the signs and symptoms are heterogenous. The new...
Zoe D Draelos
Zoe D Draelos
Why does the selection of hair cleansing products and conditioners seem complex? Why are there clear, opalescent, green, blue, glittery, cheap, expensive, thick, thin, fragrant, and unscented varieties of shampoos and conditioners? Why the ...
Effective treatment of folliculitis decalvans using selected antimicrobial agents [0.03%]
选择性抗菌剂治疗脂溢性皮炎有效
Caulloo Sillani,Zhang Bin,Zhao Ying et al.
Caulloo Sillani et al.
Folliculitis Decalvans (FD) is a rare neutrophilic infammation of the scalp characterized by painful, recurrent purulent follicular exudation resulting in primary cicatricial alopecia. However, unclear etiology makes FD treatment a difficul...
Ashish Singh,S Ambujam,S Srikanth et al.
Ashish Singh et al.
Monilethrix is one of the hair shaft abnormalities with increased fragility of hair. Here we describe a ten-year-old girl with a history of hair loss and breakage of hair since three months of age, associated with keratosis pilaris along wi...
V Chaitra,T Rajalakshmi,R Kavdia
V Chaitra
Background: Alopecia Areata (AA) is a "non-scarring" alopecia that has an autoimmune basis. Though clinically distinctive, problems arise in diagnosis depending on the temporal stage of the disease at presentation; some o...