AIMS Tacrolimus and Cyclosporine A (CyA) are cornerstones in immunosuppressive therapy. Cyclosporine side eff ects include hypertension and hypercholesterolemia both of which may increase the risk of cardiovascular mortality, gingival hyperplasia and hirsutism are known to reduce quality of life. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate changes in cardiovascular risk profile and cosmet...

Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS), or Gorlin Syndrome, is a neurocutaneous disorder caused by mutations in the PTCH1 or, less commonly, SUFU genes. Mutations these genes lead to malfunction of sonic hedgehog pathway, causing unregulated proliferation and differentiation. As pathway affects hair follicle growth development, could proliferation. We present case patient whose discrete t...

Hypertrichosis lanuginosa is a rare entity character-ised by an excess growth of fine lanugo hair on the hair-bearing surfaces of the body. The condition is E usually congenital but acquired hypertrichosis lanu-ginosa may arise in association with neoplasia as in the patient described. Case report A 57-year-old man presented with a four-month history of cough, weight loss, and profuse growth of...

Low-dose oral minoxidil (OM) has increasingly been used by many doctors around the world as a treatment option for hair loss. Sufficient data regarding its effect and side profile are lacking. An online search was done on PUBMED GOOGLE SCHOLAR articles that OM Doses ranging from 0.25 to 5 mg have in various studies. Good compliance tolerability noticed with low-dose therapy. Adverse effects few...

Nevus is a group of melanocytes that grow together to form benign growth on the skin. It often black lesion may protrude from Becker's nevus hyperpigmented presents congenitally or acquired. The pigmentation and unusually high hair might darker with time. nevus, which can interchangeably be called melanosis, rare disease usually presented by men. following case 21-year-old male who his right ar...

www.aafp.org/afp AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN 2565 growth varies widely among women, and distinguishing normal variations of hair growth from hypertrichosis and true hirsutism is important. With hirsutism, terminal hair grows from androgen-sensitive pilosebaceous units. While 60 to 80 percent of women with hirsutism have increased levels of circulating androgens, degrees of hirsutism correlate poo...