Cutaneous lesions in Turkish neonates born in a teaching hospital.

Background: The neonatal period is regarded as the first 4 weeks of extrauterine life. In the literature, there are numerous articles about the skin findings in neonates and the results of these studies show differences according to races and environmental factors.

Aims: Our objective was to evaluate the skin lesions seen in neonates delivered in our hospital and to determine their relationship to gender, gestational age and route of delivery.

Occipital involvement in female pattern hair loss: histopathological evidences.

Background: Female pattern hair loss (FPHL) is characterized by diffuse thinning of hair in the frontal and parietal areas of the scalp, and preservation of the frontal hairline is the norm. Hair on the occipital scalp is thought to be preserved.

Objective: To investigate whether the occipital area is involved in FPHL or whether there is a diffuse type of FPHL.