Albinism in the largest extant amphibian: A metabolic, endocrine, or immune problem? by Liming Chang, Wei Zhu, Jianping Jiang

“…Albino individuals exhibited shifted transcription of MHC I isotypes, and the albino-specific isotype was characterized by increased charges and decreased space in the antigen- binding pocket, implying a drastic change in antigen specificity and a potential risk of autoimmune disorders.ConclusionThese results suggest an association between the albino phenotype and MHC I variants in A. davidianus, which could serve as a convenient model for vitiligo or other autoimmune diseases.…”
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Shining Light on Autophagy in Skin Pigmentation and Pigmentary Disorders by Daniela Kovacs, Giorgia Cardinali, Mauro Picardo, Emanuela Bastonini

“…Overexpression of autophagy exerts a protective role against the intrinsic metabolic stress occurring in vitiligo skin, while its dysfunction has been linked to the tuberous sclerosis complex hypopigmentation. …”
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Trace element zinc and skin disorders by Pan Zou, Yuxin Du, Chunguang Yang, Yuchun Cao

“…In recent years, zinc supplementation has been widely used for various skin conditions, including infectious diseases (viral warts, genital herpes, cutaneous leishmaniasis, leprosy), inflammatory diseases (hidradenitis suppurativa, acne vulgaris, rosacea, eczematous dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, Behcet's disease, oral lichen planus), pigmentary diseases (vitiligo, melasma), tumor-associated diseases (basal cell carcinoma), endocrine and metabolic diseases (necrolytic migratory erythema, necrolytic acral erythema), hair diseases (alopecia), and so on. …”
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Burthened Bodies: the image and cultural work of “White Negroes” in the eighteenth century Atlantic world by Temi Odumosu

“…How were the people referred to as “White Negroes”, negotiating rare skin diseases such as Vitiligo and albinism, understood? This essay explores the stories and representation of individuals with skin pigmentation disease whose bodies were used as public performers in America and Europe to prove the normative position of whiteness and forewarn the potential outcomes of race mixing. …”
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Phototherapy in Pediatric Dermatology by Citra Dwi Harningtyas

“…Background: Phototherapy is a safe and effective treatment modality for skin diseases in children such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, pityriasis lichenoides, vitiligo, cutaneous cell lymphoma, pityriasis rubra pilaris, and other skin disorders. …”
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Tuliposides H–J and Bioactive Components from the Bulb of <i>Amana edulis</i> by Chia-Lin Lee, Zhi-An Gao, Yun-Lian Jhan, Yuan-Shiun Chang, Chao-Jung Chen

“…Those active components could be further studied as the candidates against melanoma and vitiligo for skin diseases or whitening/hypopigmentation for hair.…”
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Is there a relationship between serum vitamin D levels and onychomycosis? by Zuhal Metin, Koray Durmaz

“…Many dermatoses such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, rosacea, acne vulgaris, vitiligo, and pityriasis versicolor, which are associated with vitamin D deficiency, have been reported. …”
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Tofacitinib in the treatment of refractory eczemas – a case series by Prasanna Duraisamy, Soumya Jagadeesan, Jacob Thomas

“…Janus Kinase inhibitors have been shown to be effective in the treatment of various dermatoses such as alopecia areata, psoriasis, vitiligo and atopic dermatitis. The Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK-STAT) pathway is a common junction for the signaling of several dermatologically significant cytokines and the inhibition of this pathway by JAK inhibitors may be broadly useful in the treatment of various other dermatological disorders. …”
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Ablation of DJ-1 enhances oxidative stress by disturbing the function of mitochondria in epidermal melanocytes by Man Li, Fang Wang, Juan Du, Lijuan Wang, Jianzhong Zhang, Xiaolan Ding

“…Background: Oxidative stress is implicated in the pathogenesis of vitiligo. The function of DJ-1 in oxidative damage of melanocytes is still elusive. …”
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Annular Lichenoid Dermatitis (of Youth) by Giorgio Annessi, Emanuele Annessi

“…Differential diagnosis mainly includes morphea, mycosis fungoides, annular erythemas and inflammatory lesions of vitiligo. Topical corticosteroids and topical tacrolimus represent the most effective drugs for ALDY treatment.…”
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The efficacy of topical prostaglandin analogs for hair loss: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Shangxuan Jiang, Zhuolun Hao, Wenli Qi, Zhenxing Wang, Muran Zhou, Nengqiang Guo

“…BackgroundProstaglandin analogs have been found to have more versatile uses: treatment of open-angle glaucoma, high intraocular pressure, vitiligo, and other treatments. And prostaglandin analogs have been found to have an important role in the hair growth cycle. …”
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A Case of Type III Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome by Sangeon Gwoo, Young Sik Choi, Bu Kyung Kim, Yo Han Park, Keun Tae Kim, Jun Seop Lee

“…According to her medical history, she had Graves’ disease, vitiligo, auimmune hemolytic anemia and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). …”
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Rheumatoid arthritis in an adult patient with mosaic distal 18q-, 18p- and ring chromosome 18 [version 2; referees: 2 approved] by Alanna Chau, KH Ramesh, Anand D Jagannath, Shitij Arora

“…Here we report the first case of late onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a 32 year old Dominican woman with hypothyroidism, vitiligo, IgA deficiency, interstitial lung disease (ILD), cystic bronchiectasis, and features consistent with ringed 18, 18p- and distal 18q syndrome.  …”
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Cutaneous manifestations associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors by Tomoya Watanabe, Yukie Yamaguchi

“…Skin manifestations are characterized by a wide range of phenotypes, including maculopapular rash, psoriasiform eruption, lichen planus-like eruption, pruritus, vitiligo-like depigmentation, bullous diseases, alopecia, and Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis. …”
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Thiol-Disulfide Homeostasis in Skin Diseases by Simona Roxana Georgescu, Cristina Iulia Mitran, Madalina Irina Mitran, Clara Matei, Gabriela Loredana Popa, Ozcan Erel, Mircea Tampa

“…We identified 26 studies that evaluated TDH in inflammatory diseases (psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, vitiligo, acne vulgaris and rosacea), allergic diseases (acute and chronic urticaria) and infectious diseases (warts, pityriasis rosea and tinea versicolor). …”
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Nanoparticles for Topical Application in the Treatment of Skin Dysfunctions—An Overview of Dermo-Cosmetic and Dermatological Products by Magdalena Raszewska-Famielec, Jolanta Flieger

“…The review summarizes various therapies using NPs to diagnose and treat skin diseases (melanoma, acne, alopecia, vitiligo, psoriasis) and anti-aging and UV-protectant nano-cosmetics.…”
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Pimecrolimus in the clinical practice of a dermatologist by N. M. Sharova, S. V. Kukalo

“…This article discusses the possible use of pimecrolimus cream 1% in atopic dermatitis and chronic dermatoses (off-label): psoriasis, squamous lichen, rosacea, lupus erythematosus, focal scleroderma, vitiligo, mastocytosis. Pimecrolimus 1% is administered to patients of different age groups in areas with thin sensitive skin, increased resorption capacity, on mucous membranes. …”
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Dermoscopy in pediatric dermatosis by Gopalsing Rameshsing Rajput, Manas Chatterjee, Ruchi Hemdani

“…Results: The common dermoscopy features of atopic dermatitis”, “lichen planus”, “psoriasis”, “paediatric dermatoses”, “keratosis pilaris”, “impetigo”, “pityriasis rosea”, “pityriasis versicolor”, “granuloma annulare”, “vitiligo”, “hypomelanoses of Ito”, “nevus achromicus”, “molluscum contagiosum”, “verrucae”, “lentigenes”, “freckles”, “capitis”, “pediculosis”, “alopecia areata”, “linear porokeratosis”, “lichen sclerosus et atrophicus”, “pityriasis alba”, “acanthosis nigricans”, “hand foot mouth”, “seborrheic dermatitis” and “prurigo nodularis identified from literature search were included. …”
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Clinical Application of Platelet-Rich Fibrin in Dermatology by Qing-Yun Wu, Qian Zhang, Fang Fang, Wen-Bo Bu

“…The objective of this review article was to discuss various applications of PRF in dermatology, including healing chronic wounds, treating androgenic alopecia, skin rejuvenation, autologous fat transplantation, and treating vitiligo. PRF is a promising dermatologic treatment, but lacks a standardized protocol regarding its methods of attainment and use, which needs more investigations.…”
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Ischemia-Modified Albumin—A Potential New Marker of Oxidative Stress in Dermatological Diseases by Mircea Tampa, Cristina Iulia Mitran, Madalina Irina Mitran, Andreea Amuzescu, Clara Matei, Simona Roxana Georgescu

“…We have identified 24 original articles that evaluated IMA in skin disorders (psoriasis, acne vulgaris, hidradenitis suppurativa, urticaria, vitiligo and Behcet’s disease) and hair disorders (alopecia areata, androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium). …”
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