Dr. Donovan’s Articles

Atrichia with Papular Lesions

Vitamin D Dependent Rickets Type 2

Zinc Deficiency

ESR and CRP: What Does the Hair Specialist Need to Know?

Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia

Positive and Negative Acute Phase Reactants

Constitutional Delay of Growth And Puberty

The Menstrual Cycle

Giant Cell Arteritis: Key Points for the Hair Specialist

What is Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)?

Treatment of Low Vitamin D

Hypervitaminosis D

Suggested Research Papers for Week 13

Acute Phase Reactants

Soeters PB et al. Hypoalbuminemia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Significance. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2019 Feb; 43(2): 181–193.

Jishna P and Swapna Dominic S. Acute Phase Reactants: Relevance in Dermatology. Indian Dermatol Online J . 2022 Dec 29;14(1):1-8. doi: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_174_21. eCollection 2023 Jan-Feb.

Jishna P and Dominic S. Acute Phase Reactants: Relevance in Dermatology. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2022 Dec 29;14(1):1-8. doi: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_174_21. eCollection 2023 Jan-Feb.

Bray C et al. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and C-reactive Protein Measurements and Their Relevance in Clinical Medicine. WMJ. 2016 Dec;115(6):317-21.

Atrichia with Papular Lesions

Boisen J et al. Atrichia With Papular Lesions Confirmed via Genetic Testing: A Case Report. Cureus 2022 Dec; 14(12): e32562. -

Yip  L et al. Atrichia with papular lesions: a report of three novel human hairless gene mutations and a revision of diagnostic criteria. Acta Derm Venereol. 2008;88(4):346-9.doi: 10.2340/00015555-0466.

Bansal M et al. Atrichia with Papular Lesions. Int J Trichology. 2011 Jul-Dec; 3(2): 112–114. doi: 10.4103/0974-7753.90827 PMCID: PMC3250007 PMID: 22223974

Hajare SA et al. Congenital atrichia with papular lesions. Dermatol Online J. 2020 Apr 15;26(4):13030/qt5631x9sh.

Arif T et al. Congenital atrichia with papular lesions: a rare cause of irreversible childhood alopecia. Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat. 2018 Mar;27(1):35-36.

Giant Cell Arteritis

Lyons  HS et al. A new era for giant cell arteritis. Eye (Lond). 2020 Jun;34(6):1013-1026. doi: 10.1038/s41433-019-0608-7. Epub 2019 Oct 3.

Baig IF et al. Giant cell arteritis: early diagnosis is key. Eye Brain. 2019 Jan 17:11:1-12. doi: 10.2147/EB.S170388. eCollection 2019.

Monti S et al. Updates on the diagnosis and monitoring of giant cell arteritis. Front Med (Lausanne) . 2023 Feb 23:10:1125141. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1125141. eCollection 2023.

Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia

Viera AJ and Wouk  N. Potassium Disorders: Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia. Am Fam Physician. 2015 Sep 15;92(6):487-95.

Menstrual Cycle

Hawkins SM and Matzuk MM. The menstrual cycle: basic biology. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008:1135:10-8.doi: 10.1196/annals.1429.018.

Polymyalgia rheumatica

Lundberg IE. An update on polymyalgia rheumatica. J Intern Med. 2022 Nov;292(5):717-732. doi: 10.1111/joim.13525. Epub 2022 Jun 11.

Dasgupta B, Cimmino MA, Maradit‐Kremers H, Schmidt WA, Schirmer M, Salvarani C, et al. 2012 provisional classification criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica: a European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology collaborative initiative. Ann Rheum Dis. 2012;71:484–92.

Mahmood  SB et al. Polymyalgia rheumatica: An updated review. Cleve Clin J Med. 2020 Aug 31;87(9):549-556. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.87a.20008.

Toyoda T et al. Treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope. Rheumatol Adv Pract. 2024 Feb 14;8(1):rkae002.doi: 10.1093/rap/rkae002. eCollection 2024.

Puberty

Gaudino R et al. Current clinical management of constitutional delay of growth and puberty. Ital J Pediatr. 2022 Mar 24;48(1):45.doi: 10.1186/s13052-022-01242-5.

Raivio T and Miettinen PJ. Constitutional delay of puberty versus congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism: Genetics, management and updates. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab . 2019 Jun;33(3):101316.

Gohil  A and Erica A Eugster EA Delayed and Precocious Puberty: Genetic Underpinnings and Treatments. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. . 2020 Dec;49(4):741-757.

Cavallo F et al. Evaluation of Bone Age in Children: A Mini-Review. Front Pediatr. 2021; 9: 580314.Published online 2021 Mar 12. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.580314

Vitamin D Dependent Rickets Type 2

Nouf F Bin Rubaian et al. Alopecia with Vitamin D-Dependent Rickets Type 2 A: A Case Report. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol . 2024 Jan 3:17:13-16.doi: 10.2147/CCID.S438505. eCollection 2024

Azemi M et al. Vitamin D - Dependent Rickets, Type II Case Report Mater Sociomed. 2014 Feb; 26(1): 68–70. Published online 2014 Feb 20.

Inamdar, P et al. Vitamin D-dependent rickets type 2 Alopecia responding to 1,25 hydroxy Vitamin D Journal of the Scientific Society 43(3):p 155-157, Sep–Dec 2016. | DOI: 10.4103/0974-5009.19054

Soni, Sachin S et al. Vitamin D Dependent Rickets Type II Late Onset of Disease and Response to High Doses of Vitamin D Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation 19(5):p 796-798, Sep–Oct 200

Sunuwar N et al. Hereditary Vitamin-D Dependent Rickets Type II: A Case Report. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2021 Jun; 59(238): 597–600. Published online 2021 Jun 30. doi: 10.31729/jnma.6411 PMCID: PMC8369553 PMID: 34508408

Zinc Deficiency

Saper RB and Rash R. Zinc: an essential micronutrient. Am Fam Physician. 2009 May 1;79(9):768-72.

Prasad A. Discovery of human zinc deficiency: its impact on human health and disease. Adv Nutr. 2013 Mar 1;4(2):176-90. doi: 10.3945/an.112.003210.

Sanna A et al. Zinc Status and Autoimmunity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients . 2018 Jan 11;10(1):68. doi: 10.3390/nu10010068.