Precision Medicine and the Practice of Trichiatry: Adapting the Concept.

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) aims for the ideal that healthcare professionals make conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of the best available evidence gained from the scientific method to clinical decision-making. It seeks to assess the strength of the evidence for benefits of diagnostic tests and treatments, using techniques from science, engineering, and statistics, such as the systematic review of medical literature, meta-analysis, risk-benefit analysis, and randomized controlled trials. The limited success rate of EBM therapies suggests that the complex nature of hair loss may be inadequately served by the present levels of evidence, and that physicians treating hair loss may have fallen short of adequately researching a robust evidence to underpin their practices.

Trichologist, Dermatotrichologist, or Trichiatrist? A Global Perspective on a Strictly Medical Discipline.

Few dermatologic problems carry as much emotional overtones as the complaint of hair loss. The best way to alleviate the distress related to hair loss is to effectively treat it. In fact, one of the oldest medical professions is the Egyptian physician who specialized on diseases of the head.

Minoxidil 2% lotion for eyebrow enhancement: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, spilt-face comparative study.

Topical minoxidil has been successfully used to treat androgenetic alopecia. It can also be applied to enhance eyebrows. However, there is no study comparing minoxidil lotion with placebo for eyebrow enhancement.

Association of early-onset androgenetic alopecia and metabolic syndrome in Thai men: a case-control study.

Background: There are many studies of the association between early-onset androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and metabolic syndrome (MS), which is known to increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. However the results are inconsistent. There is no study in a Thai population.

Efficacy and safety of 3% minoxidil versus combined 3% minoxidil / 0.1% finasteride in male pattern hair loss: a randomized, double-blind, comparative study.

Background: Topical minoxidil and oral finasteride have been used to treat men with androgenetic alopecia (AGA). There are concerns about side effects of oral finasteride especially erectile dysfunction.

Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of the 24 weeks application of 3% minoxidil lotion (MNX) versus combined 3% minoxidil and 0.

Anaphylactic reaction to phuk-waan-ban in a patient with latex allergy.

Phuk-waan-ban, Euphorbiaceae Sauropus androgynus (Linn) Merr, belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae, which is the same as the rubber tree, Euphorbiaceae Hevea brasiliensis. The young leaves are edible. To the best of the authors knowledge, this is the first report of anaphylactic reaction to Phuk-waan-ban in latex allergic patients.

Indomethacin for recurrent cutaneous necrotizing eosinophilic vasculitis.

Recurrent cutaneous necrotizing eosinophilic vasculitis (RCNEV) is a rare disease characterized by clinical features of pruritic purpuric papules and angioedema. Skin biopsies revealed the eosinophil-predominate necrotizing vasculitis affecting small dermal vessels. Systemic corticosteroid is a very effective treatment.