Michela Valeria Rita Starace

Senior assistant professor (fixed-term)

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences

Academic discipline: MEDS-10/C Dermatology and Venereal Diseases

Curriculum vitae

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Curriculum vitae et studiorum

Michela Starace

Date of birth: 19 April 1980

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC)

Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna

Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Telephone 051-2143677

Email: michela.starace2@unibo.it [mailto:michela.starace2@unibo.it]

Actual position: Assistant Professor, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences - School of Medicine and Surgery Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna

Head of outpatient allergology, hair and nail disorders at UOC Dermatology

Head of outpatient cutaneous toxicity in oncology at UOC Dermatology

Scopus Author ID: 14018595200

ORCID: 0000-0002-3981-1527

Web of Science RESEARCHER ID: AFK-0542-2022

Scopus (updated July 2026):
Total citations: 4.433
H-index: 36
342 indexed documents

SPECIFIC ACADEMIC, TEACHING AND SCIENTIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Member of the Teaching Committee of DIMEC
Tutor of the Collegio Superiore, University of Bologna
Member of the Board of the PhD Program in Surgical Sciences and Innovative Technologies (from the 41st cycle)
Academic Coordinator for Erasmus+ Study Agreements for the Degree Courses in Medicine and Surgery (Italian Program) and Medicine and Surgery (English Program)
Director of the Master’s Program “Hair Diseases”, University of Bologna
Director of the Summer School of Nail Diseases, University of Bologna
Member of the Scientific Committee and Lecturer of the II Level Master in Laser, Lights and Associated Techniques in Dermatology and Aesthetic Dermatology, University of Bologna
RdQ of the School of Specialization in Dermatology and Venereology, University of Bologna

TEACHING ACTIVITIES MANDATORY AND ELECTIVE FRONTAL TEACHING ACTIVITIES DEGREE COURSES, SPECIALIZATION SCHOOLS AND ADVANCED TRAINING PROGRAMS

Degree Course in Podiatry (qualifying for the healthcare profession of podiatrist), University of Bologna
Single-Cycle Degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Bologna
Elective Course “Skin Alterations and Senescence”, University of Bologna
School of Specialization in Dermatology and Venereology, University of Bologna
School of Specialization in Pediatrics, University of Bologna
School of Specialization in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Bologna
Advanced Training Course in Longevity Science: Biology of Aging and Preventive Medicine, University of Bologna

TEACHING ACTIVITY FOR ITALIAN MASTER PROGRAMS

Lecturer, II Level Master in Trichological Sciences, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Lecturer, II Level Master in Skin Appendage Sciences, La Sapienza University of Rome
Lecturer, Master “Advanced Meeting in Dermoscopy and Skin Imaging”, Gubbio
Lecturer, II Level Master in Pediatric Dermatology, University of Bologna
II Level University Master “Italian School of Dermoscopy and Other Imaging Techniques (ISDIT)”, Universities of Udine and Siena

TEACHING ACTIVITY FOR MASTER PROGRAMS ORGANIZED BY SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES OR INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES

Lecturer, “EADV Fostering Course” organized by the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) for dermatology residents and specialists across Europe
Lecturer, British Hair and Nails Society Courses (online format)
Scientific Director and Lecturer, “European Nail Society Masterclass” organized by the European Nail Society (ENS), online format
Scientific Director and Lecturer, Masterclasses organized by the European Hair Research Society (EHRS)
CPD Lecturer, “Online Module for Dermoscopy in Dermatology”, organized by Hearth Cert International, Health System Australia
Lecturer, Live Masterclass Webinar organized by St. John’s Institute of Dermatology, London
Lecturer, Online Masterclass organized by Cardiff University, UK
Lecturer, International Master in Trichology and Hair Transplantation, University of Alcalá
Lecturer, Inter Academy Course of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann
Lecturer, “Cours d’Onychologie”, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann
Lecturer in CILAD course online

ADDITIONAL TEACHING ACTIVITIES AND STUDENT SERVICES

Supervisor of Experimental Degree Theses for students of:
- Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery, University of Bologna
- Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- Bachelor’s Degree in Podiatry
Supervisor of Specialization Theses in Dermatology and Venereology
Supervisor of PhD Theses in Surgical Sciences and Innovative Technologies
Tutor, School of Specialization in Dermatology and Venereology, University of Bologna
Member of the Admission Examination Committee for the Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery (Italian and English Programs), University of Bologna
PhD Supervisor, Surgical Sciences and Innovative Technologies

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

MAIN RESEARCH TOPICS

Biology and pathology of hair
Biology and pathology of nails
Dermatologic medical mycology and parasitology
Cutaneous wound care
Cutaneous toxicities from chemotherapeutic agents
Dermatologic allergology

EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

MD (Doctor of Medicine), University of Bologna, Italy (1999–2005)
Residency in Dermatology and Venereology, University of Bologna, Italy (2008–2012)
PhD in Dermatological Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy (2013–2015)
Research Fellow, Department of Specialized, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Italy (2016–2019)
Research activities in the Scientific Disciplinary Sector MED/35 – Dermatology and Venereology.
Assistant Professor (Fixed-term Researcher, RTD-A), Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, School of Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Italy (2020–2023)
Scientific Disciplinary Sector MED/35 – Dermatology and Venereology.

CHAIR OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROUPS
Chair, EADV Hair Task Force, European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV)
Chair, IDS Trichoscopy and Onychoscopy Task Force, International Dermoscopy Society (IDS)
Chair for AMA and CECH, Council for Nail Disorders (CND) Task Force
Treasurer, European Hair Research Society (EHRS)
Member, Advisory Board, Middle East Regeneration Society
Coordinator of Registry Studies for the Dermatology Unit, Italian Society of Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (SIDeMaST)
Member, Scientific Committee, International Trichoscopy Society (ITS)

EDITORIAL BOARD OF SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

Section editor (Hair and Nails):

Dermatology Practical and Conceptual Journal
Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology
Faculty Opinion
Editorial board:
JEADV Clinical practice
Skin Appendages Disorders
Dermatology and Therapy
Journal of Cancer Care & Oncology
Journal of Onychology
Clinical and Cosmetic Investigational Dermatology Journal (Associated Editor)

Member of following Societies:

Ordinary Member

SIDEMAST (Italian Society of Dermatology and Venereology)

EADV (European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology)

ENS (European Nail Society)

CND (council Nail Disorders)

EHRS (European Hair Research Society)

BAD (British Association of Dermatology)

AAD (American Academy of Dermatology)

ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology)

Honorary Member

Russian Hair Research Society (RHRS)

Trichologists and Trichoscopists of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Ukrainian Hair Research Society (UHRS)

Founding Member

INS (International Nail Society)

Working Group Member

EADV Task Force of Dermatology for Cancer Patients

IDS (International Dermoscopy Society)

TICURO Task-force (Italian task force for the study of skin reactions during cancer therapy)

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
Invited speaker at numerous national and international scientific congresses, conferences, and educational meetings from 2004 to the present:

Invited Speaker at the Congress"Dermatoscopia in tour" Roma 28-30 Aprile 2011. (Relazione: Uso della dermoscopia nella diagnosi delle patologie dei capelli) dal 28-04-2011 al 30-04-2011
Invited Speaker at 86° congresso SIDeMAST: Verona, maggio 2011. (Relazione: Psoriasi, perionissi cronica e lichen planus dell’unghia: vecchi e nuovi trattamenti) dal 19-05-2011 al 19-05-2011
Invited Speaker at congress sidelp (società italiana dermatologi liberi professionisti" sabaudia ottobre 2011. (relazione: patologie infiammatorie ungueali) dal 27-10-2011 al 29-10-2011
Invited Speaker al corso di formazione ducray “con il dermatoscopio scopriamo quello che hai in testa” relatore in data 10 novembre 2012 dal 10-11-2012 al 10-11 2012
Invited Speaker at "2nd international summit for nail diseases" marrakech 3-5 aprile 2013 (relatore 4 presentazioni: dermoscopy of nail diseases, nail lichen planus, what’s new in onychomycosis, where is it or not an onychomycosis) dal 03-04-2013 al 06-04-2013
Invited Speaker at the Congress sidemast maggio 2013 venezia (relazione: le 5 cose che non bisogna dimenticare nelle alopecia dell’infanzia) dal 15-05-2013 al 18-05-2013
Invited Speaker at the Congress eadv di istambul ottobre 2013 (relatore: what i find, as a young doctor, difficult in medical nail diseases) e partecipazione come observer al training course paediatric dermatology dal 02-10-2013 al 06-10-2013
Invited Speaker at fostering "course of hair disorders" novembre 2013 organizzato da eadv (european academy of dermatology) (relazione: pull test and trichogram) dal 15-11-2013 al 17-11-2013
Invited Speaker at the Congress sidemast maggio 2014 parma (titolo relazione: alopecia della donna: non e’ sempre un’alopecia androgenetica) dal 14-05-2014 al 17-05-2014
Invited Speaker at the Congress eadv (european academy of dermatology) amsterdam ottobre 2014 ens precongress meeting (relazione: dermoscopy in nail benign and malignant diseases) dal 08-10-2014 al 08-10-2014
Invited Speaker at the Congress aideco ottobre 2014 (relazione: alopecia fibrosante frontale: clinica e terapia) dal 23-10-2014 al 24-10-2014
Invited Speaker al "7 corso avanzato di dermatoscopia" brescia 25 ottobre 2014 (relazione: lesioni pigmentate e non dell’unghia nel bambino e adolescente) dal 25-10-2014 al 25-10-2014
Invited Speaker at the Congress "alopecia areata nel bambino" 8 novembre 2014 badia benedettina (relazione: la terapia sistemica nell’alopecia areata) dal 08-11-2014 al 08-11-2014
Realtrice al congresso "novita’ in dermatologia" 15 novembre 2014 firenze (relazione: le alopecia in dermatologia pediatrica) dal 15-11-2014 al 15-11-2014
Invited Speaker at the Congress sidemast milano 2015 (relazione: cosa dire al paziente con onicomicosi, dermatoscopia delle lesioni ungueali, unghie: arrivare alla diagnosi e scegliere la terapia) dal 22-04-2015 al 24-04-2015
Invited Speaker at the Congress aida maggio 2015 riccione (relazione: telogen effluvium) dal 27-05-2015 al 30-05-2015
Invited Speaker at giornate di dermatologia tricologica milano 25 settembre 2015 e 23 ottobre 2015 dal 25-09-2015 al 23-10-2015
Invited Speaker at the Congress eadv coopenaghen ottobre 2015 (relazione per ens: e-nail medical cases) dal 07-10-2015 al 07-10-2015
Invited Speaker at the Congress acne 2015 ferrara (relazione: acne rosacea del cuoio capelluto) dal 16-10-2015 al 17-10-2015
Invited Speaker at corso di formazione medici di medicina generale "patologie dermatologiche" presso ospedale sant’orsola di bologna otto-nov 2015 dal 31-10-2015 al 14-11-2015
Tutor al fostering "hair & scalp" course organizzato dall'eadv (european academy of dermatology and venereology) novembre 2015 bologna dal 14-11-2015 al 16-11-2015
Invited Speaker at congresso "pearls 13 meeting varsavia" novembre 2015 (relazione: when is dermoscopy helpful in differential diagnosis of psoriasis? e nail psoriasis dal 28-11-2015 al 28-11-2015
Invited Speaker at "fostering nail course" dell'eadv (european academy of dermatology) 18-19 febbraio 2016 (relazione: nail dermoscopy, self-induced diseases) dal 18-02-2016 al 19-02-2016
Invited Speaker at the Congress dell'aad (american academy of dermatology) washington 5 marzo 2016 (relazione: nail dermoscopy) dal 05-03-2016 al 05-03-2016
Invited Speaker at the Congress sidemast genova 25-28 maggio 2016 (relatore: alopecia sifilitica, aspetti tricoscopici nella sifilide secondaria, tricoscopia: segni tipici) dal 25-05-2016 al 28-05-2016
Invited Speaker at the Congress sitri maggio 2016 venezia (relazione: alopecia areata) dal 27-05-2016 al 28-05-2016
Invited Speaker at the Congress sulle malattie delle unghie e dei capelli svoltosi a bologna giugno 2016 (titolo delle relazione: dove l'onicoscopia è diagnostica; gli steroidi intralesionali: una guida pratica; uso dell'onicoscopia nella diagnosi delle malattie dell'unghie; dermatite seborroica, psoriasi e sebopsoriasi: come curarla?)
Relatore: le basi della tricoscopia e dell'onicoscopia, uso dell'onicoscopia per la diagnosi delle malattie delle unghie, psoriasi del capo, la dermatoscopia dell'unghia) dal 10-06-2016 al 11-06-2016
Invited Speaker at the Congress ehrs (european hair research and society) di tiblisi 24-26 giugno 2016 (relazione: trichoscopy of androgenetic alopecia dal 24-06-2016 al 26-06-2016
Invited Speaker at the Congress eadv (european academy of dermatology) di vienna ottobre 2016 (relatore: nail dermoscopy) e Invited Speaker nella sessione ens (european nail society) relazione: e-nail medical case) dal 28-09-2016 al 02-10-2016
Invited Speaker at the Congress "trichology course" a san pietroburgo novembre 2016 (relazione: female androgenetic alopecia) dal 04-11-2016 al 06-11-2016
Invited Speaker at "fostering hair course" dell'eadv (european academy of dermatology) novembre 2016 di bologna (Invited Speaker : alopecia areata, pull test and trichogram) dal 18-11-2016 al 20-11-2016
Invited Speaker at the Congress aidnid modena (relazione: unghie aspetti diagnostici delle patologie infiammatorie) dal 16-02-2017 al 17-02-2017
Invited Speaker at the Congress dell'aad (american academy of dermatology) di orlando marzo 2017 (relatore: evaluation and treatment options for periungual pyogenic granuloma, dermoscopy techinique for evaluationg lelanocytic lesions in the nail) + CND (relatore: nail lichen planus) dal 03-03-2017 al 07-03-2017
Invited Speaker at the Congress sidemast (società italiana di dermatologia e malattie sessualmente trasmesse) di sorrento maggio 2017 (relazione: micosi degli annessi: la diagnosi dermatoscopica: ii relazione: quando è davvero utile l'onicoscopia?) dal 03-05-2017 al 06-05-2017
Invited Speaker at the Congress eadv (european academy of dermatology) spring di bruxelles 27-28 maggio 2017 (relatore: evaluation of hair loss per masterclass fostering e limitations of nail dermoscopy) dal 27-05-2017 al 28-05-2017
Invited Speaker del 2" congresso sulle malattie delle unghie e dei capelli svoltosi a bologna giugno 2017 (titolo delle relazione: dove l'onicoscopia è diagnostica; gli steroidi intralesionali: una guida pratica; uso dell'onicoscopia nella diagnosi delle malattie dell'unghie; dermatite seborroica, psoriasi e sebopsoriasi: come curarla?) dal 09-06-2017 al 10-06-2017
Invited Speaker al "4th international summit for nail disease" di atene 23-25 giugno 2017 (titolo della 1° relazione: examination of patients with nail disorders, titolo 2° relazione what's new in nail diseases research) dal 23-06-2017 al 25-06-2017
Invited Speaker e moderatrice al congresso eadv (european academy of dermatology) di ginevra settembre 2017 (titolo 1° relazione: onychoscopy; titolo della 2° relazione e-nail medical cases) dal 13-09-2017 al 17-09-2017
Invited Speaker at the Congress siderp (società italiana di dermatologia pediatrica) bologna ottobre 2017 (titolo della relazione: fisiologia delle unghie e dei capelli nell'infanzia) dal 12-10-2017 al 14-10-2017
Relatore a congresso aideco milano 16-17 novembre (relazione: il meglio dell’alopecia areata) dal 16-11-2017 al 17-11-2017
Invited Speaker at convegno dell' american academy of dermatology (aad) di san diego febbraio 2018 (titolo della relazione: dermoscopy of nail apparatus melanoma) dal 14-02-2018 al 21-02-2018
Invited Speaker at the Congress nazionale brasiliano marzo 2018 (contributo con 7 relazioni: "la biopsia guidata del cuoio capelluto e terapia intralesionale nell'alopecia." "come lo tratto? tavola rotonda"; " onicoscopia"; "biotina in capelli e unghie"; "lichen planus ungueale"; "risposte veloci a casi clinici"; "cosa c'è di nuovo e cosa c'è di interessante in alopecia?" dal 02-03-2018 al 03-03-2018
Invited Speaker at "intenational trichoscopy society" con presidente lidia rudnicka - congresso a varsavia 1st world congress of trichoscopy" marzo 2018 - relazione: "erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp"; e relazione "my trichoscopy cases" dal 15-03-2018 al 17-03-2018
Invited Speaker at 1° congresso sidemast dei giovani dermatologi, lido di camaiore 22-23 marzo 2018 (relazione workshop: la gestione ei pazienti con alopecia nella pratica clinica) dal 22-03-2018 al 23-03-2018
Invited Speaker at the Congress "giornata di aggioramento tricologico curare i capelli ed eliminare i peli" genova 24 marzo 2018 (relazione: tricoscopia delle alopecie cicatriziali) dal 24-03-2018 al 24-03-2018
Invited Speaker at corso “Nails and Nail disease” organizzato da EADV a Bologna, 5-7 aprile 2018 (relazioni: “Nail dermoscopy” e “Self Induced nail disorders”)
Invited Speaker at meeting GISED “il rinascimento della Dermatoepidemiologia. Tra Big data ed equa distribuzione delle risorse” a Firenze 11-12 Aprile 2018 (relazione: Alopceia Fibrosante Frontale)
Invited Speaker at AIDNID 12-14 Aprile 2018 Catania (relazione:”Dermoscopia delle patologie ungueali in età pediatrica”)
Invited Speaker at 18°Meeting della european Hair Research Society (EHRS), 18-20 Maggio 2018 (relazioni: “Scalp inflammatory disorders”; “what’s new in trichoscopy in children)
Invited Speaker at 93° congresso SIDEMAST 23-26 Maggio 2018, Verona (relazioni: “erosive pustolar dermatosis of the scalp”, “Alopecia da chemioterapici”)
Invited Speaker at 5° congresso mondiale di dermoscopia, Thessaloniki 14-16 giugno 2018(relazione: nail dermoscopy in general dermatology)
Invited Speaker at 3° Nail histopathology workshop (ENS, EADV) settembre 2018, Parigi (relazioni:” Nails apparatus melanoma: dermoscopic and histopathologic correlations on a series of 23 patients from a single centre”, “E-nail: medical”, “Onychoscpy”).
Invited Speaker at 9° Workshop di Dermoscopia e gestione pazienti con tumori cutanei, 23-24 Novembre 2018 Roma (relazione: Tumori non pigmentati e patologia infiammatoria unguele)
Invited Speaker at IV congresso di podologia medica applicata alle complicanze degli arti inferiori, 29-30 novembre-1° dicembre 2018, Roma (relazioni: Anatomia e fisiologia della cute e degli annessi cutanei; Dalla clinica alla dermoscopia: criteri diagnostici)
Invited Speaker at the Congress SIDEMAST Emilia-Romagna, 7 Dicembre 2018(Relazione: dermatite da contatto degli annessi cutanei)
Invited Speaker at corso di Micologia di base, 4 Luglio 2018 Firenze
Invited Speaker al Workshop di dermatologia Pediatrica: dermoscopia e dintorni, 1-2 Febbraio 2019 Napoli (relazione: Tricoscopia pediatrica)
Invited Speaker at the Congress Dermoscopia: dagli annessi alla patologia tumorale, 11-12 febbraio 2019, Modena (relazione: Tricoscopia: aspetti dermoscopici di base)
Invited Speaker at American Accademy of Dermatology, Washington Febbraio-Marzo 2019 (relazioni: “Capillaroscopy”, “Onychoscopy”)
Invited Speaker at XV Congresso Nazionale AMPI “Podologia su misura: professionalità ed innovazione”, 29-30 marzo 2019, Bologna
Invited Speaker at WCHR 24-28 Aprile 2019, Barcellona (relazioni: “Basic trichoscopy structures””, “HrQoL in hair loss”, “Physical therapy”).
Invited Speaker at 24° World Congress of Dermoscopy, 10-15 giugno 2019 Milano (relazione: “What onychoscpy adds to your diagnosis”
Invited Speaker at RHRS 19 20-22 Giugno san pietroburgo (relazioni:” Pustolar dermatosis of the scalp”, “Hair shaft disorder”)
Invited Speaker at Hellenic Dermoscopy Society 5 Luglio 2019 (relazioni: “Subungual melanoma: dermoscopic clues”, “Common non melanocytic tumours of the nails”)
Invited Speaker at the Congress EADV a Madrid, 9-13 Ottobre 2019 (relazioni:” Non-invasive techniques: what, where, when”, “Onychoscopy of inflammatory nail diseases”)
Invited Speaker at the Congress sulle Malattie delle unghie e dei Capelli, Bologna 25-26 ottobre 2019(relazioni: “onicoscopia dei tumori dell’unghia”, “diagnosi differenziale delle malattie delle unghie”, “trattamento del telogen effluvium”, “pustolosi erosiva del cuoio capelluto”,” microneedling/skin patting”, “le novità nel mondo delle unghie”)
Invited Speaker at the Congress News in Tricologia 2020, Montecatini terme 19 Gennaio 2020 (relazioni: “Tricoscopia lesioni elementari”)
Invited Speaker at the Congress online RHRS (russian hair research society) 20 settembre 2020 (relazione: alopecia senile).
Invited Speaker at Corso presso Hospital do Servidor Publico Municipal de SP, 9 settembre 20208relazione: Updates on onychoscopy)
Invited Speaker at “Covid hair” live webinar, 12 settembre 2020 (relazione: “Data from the trichodynia survey”)
Invited Speaker at the CongressDermoscopia nel 2020, Modena 20-21 Aprile 2020 (relazione: “Onicoscopia: aspetti dermoscopici di base”)
Invited Speaker at corso online IDS 15-17 ottobre 2020 (relazioni: “Erosive pustolar dermatosis scalp”, “Trachyonychia from onychoscopy to therapy”)
Invited Speaker at the Congress online Sharm Derma 21-23 ottobre 2020 (relazioni: onychoscopy e hair loss in women)
Invited Speaker at the Congress GISED 33-Dermatologia: il futuro oltre la pandemia, 24 ottobre 2020 (relazione: “Registro dell’alopecia fibrosante frontale: risultati del registro IRHIS”)
Invited Speaker at 29° EADV Vienna 2020 (relazione:” Update on onychoscopy”)
Invited Speaker at 94° congresso SIDEMAST, 3-6 Novembre 2020 digital edition
Invited Speaker at the Congress AIDNID, Napoli dicembre 2020
Invited Speaker at online al congresso AAD (american academy of dermatology) 25 aprile 2021 (relazione: retronychia management)
Invited Speaker at 1°congresso eastern european and asia hair research society, 22-23 maggio 2021
Invited Speaker at VI SBD Hair and Nail Symposium (relazione: “Nail dermoscopy of non-melanocytic lesions”)
Invited Speaker at the Congress annuale AIDNID, 4-5 giugno 2021online (relazione: “Onicoscopia”)
Virtual World congress of dermoscopy, 10-12 giugno 2021
Invited Speaker at XX Corso di aggiornamento Patologia cutanea di alto interesse sociale, webinar 14/21/28 maggio-4/18 giugno-2 luglio 2021 (relazioni: Onicomicosi: diagnosi e trerapia)
Invited Speaker at 2021 Annual meeting CND 26 giugno 2021 (relazione: “What’s new on onychoscopy”)
Invited Speaker at congress online della BAD (British Association of Dermatology) tenutosi a Birmingham 6-8 luglio 2021 (relazione: Benign nail tumors)
Invited Speaker at the Congress Nail society of India, 28 agosto 2021 (relazione: “Retronychia management”)
Invited Speaker at the Congress SIME 25-27 giugno 2021
Invited Speaker at the Congress sulle malattie delle unghie e dei capelli 10-11 settembre 2021 (relazioni: “Novità onicoscopia”, “Tricodinia”, “Alopecia areata”, “Onicomicosi: le novità”, “I fattori di crescita: quando e come”)
Invited Speaker at the Congress Dermoscopy PRO 21, 23-25 settembre 2021 Perugia
Invited Speaker at 30° EADV 2021, 29 settembre-2 ottobre 2021
Invited Speaker at 2° world congress of trichoscopy Hair and Nail and anti-aging 2021, 9-11 ottobre Sorrento (relazioni: trichoscopy in differential diagnosis of diffuse alopecia)
Invited Speaker at 95° congresso SIDEMAST, 13-16 ottobre 2021, digital edition
Invited Speaker at 23° congresso internazionale di medicina estetica, Agorà, 14-16 ottobre 2021 Milano
Invited Speaker at corso di tricoscopia in dermatologia, 12-13 novembre 2021, Roma
Invited Speaker at 4° congresso Nazionale dei giovani dermatologi: update in dermatologia, 11-13 novembre 2021(relazione: “Patologie dell’unghia: luci e ombre”)
Invited Speaker at 2022 Annual meeting American Academy of Dermatology, Boston 25-29 Marzo 2022
Invited Speaker at 20° Aesthetic and anti-aging medicine world congress, 31 marzo- 2 aprile 2022 Monte Carlo, Monaco
Invited Speaker at the CongressIl nuovo volto della dermatologia 4.0, Napoli 7-9 aprile 2022(relazione: “Onicoscopia”)
Invited Speaker at 1st congress of EEARS (Eastern Europe and Asia Hair Research Society by UHRS) tenutosi online il 23 Maggio 2021
Invited Speaker at the Congress annuale AIDND 2022, 6-7 maggio 2022, Napoli (relazione: “L’essenziale per un ambulatorio di onicoscopia”)
Invited Speaker at 43°Congresso SIME, Roma 13-15 maggio 2022
Invited Speaker at 30° Congresso Nazionale AIDA, 18-21 Maggio 2022
Invited Speaker at the Congress Sitri 28 Maggio 2022, Firenze
Invited Speaker at IMCAS world congress 2022, 3-5 giugno 2022, Parigi e online
Moderatrice al 2nd IDS virtual congress 10-12 giugno 2022
Invited Speaker at 96° congresso SIDEMAST, 22-25 giugno 2022, Milano
Invited Speaker at 2021 Annual meeting CND 18 Giugno 2022
Invited Speaker at Congresso Russia giugno 2022
Invited Speaker at International Trichology congress 15 settembre 2022 webinar
Invited Speaker at 3rd Annual National Congress by the hellenic Dermoscopy Society tenutosi a Rodi 1-4 settembre 2022
Invited Speaker at First Barcelona Hair meeting 29 Settembre, 1 Ottobre 2022, Barcellona (realzioni: “Auto induced hair loss”, “The use of micropatting and iontophoresis”, “Scalp dermatosis”)
Invited Speaker at 31° EADV 2022, 7-10 settembre 2022 (relazioni: “How to manage melanonychia, nutrition and nail disorders”, “The use of micropatting and iontophoresis”)
Invited Speaker at 5° congresso Nazionale dei giovani dermatologi: update in dermatologia, 20-22 ottobre 2022 (relazione: “Nodi da districare”)
Invited Speaker at World congress of hair Research 2022, Melbourne 18-21 novembre 2022
Invited Speaker at 13° Workshop di dermoscopia e gestione dei pazienti con tumori cutanei (WID), 11-12 dicembre 2022 Roma (relazioni: “Update tricoscopia”)
Invited Speaker at the Congress AIDECO tenutosi a Roma il 19 gennaio 2023 (relazione: Alopecia areata e terapie sistemiche e topiche: nuovi approcci)
Invited Speaker at the Congress online Health Day della International League of Dermatology Societies and the International Society of Dermatology tenutosi in Guinea dal 23-al 26 Gennaio 2023 (relazione: Onychoscopy of pigmented nail lesions; Tricoscopy in non-cicatricial hair loss)
Invited Speaker at congress IMCAS world congresso 2023 tenutosi a Parigi dal 26 al 28 Gennaio 2023
Invited Speaker at EADV fostering course Hair and Nail tenutosi a Bologna 2-4 febbraio 2023
Invited Speaker at congress “due sfide per il dermatologo: acne e alopecia” tenutosi a Milano l’11 marzo 2023
Invited Speaker at the Congress “V giornata di dermatologia: dermatoscopia e dintorni” tenutosi a Napoli il 17-18 marzo 2023.
Invited Speaker at the Congress “Scalp Hair Academy” tenutosi a Venezia il 17-19 marzo 2023
Invited Speaker at the Congress AMWC tenutosi a Montecarlo dal 31 marzo al 1 aprile 2023
Invited Speaker at the Congress AIDNID tenutosi a Siena il 31 marzo 2023
Invited Speaker at the Congress Dermatologia Clinica Lombardo-Veneta” tenutosi a Lazise il 14 aprile 2023
Invited Speaker at the Congress Congresso sulle malattie delle unghie e dei capelli tenutosi a Bologna il 26-27 maggio 2023
Invited Speaker at the Congress X congresso di Dermatologia Pediatrica tenutosi a Bologna il 19-20 maggio 2023
Invited Speaker at the Congress Nazionale Sidemast tenutosi a Napoli dal 13 al 16 giugno 2023
Invited Speaker at the Congress Mondiale di Dermatologia tenutosi a Singapore il 3-7 luglio 2023
Invited Speaker at masterclass Onytrichoscopy tenutosi a Roma dal 7-9 settembre 2023
Invited Speaker at the Congress ADOI tenutosi a Vicenza il 29 settembre 2023
Invited Speaker at the Congress Europeo EADV tenutosi a Berlino il 11-14 ottobre 2023
Invited Speakeral fostering EADV course tenutosi a Bologna il 20-22 ottobre 2023
Invited Speaker at the Congress IMCAS world congresso 2024 tenutosi a Parigi dal 1 al 3 febbraio 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress Americano AAD tenutosi a San Diego dal 7 al 11 marzo 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress RADIAANCE Real Stories. Next Dermatology, dal 15 al 16 marzo, tenutosi a Roma
Invited Speaker at the Congress 22° Aesthetic & Antianging Medicine World Congress AMWC 2024, Montecarlo 27-29 Marzo 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress Dermatologia Clinica Scaligera, Skin Immune Mediated Inflammatory Diseases - SIMID IV, tenutosi a Lazise (Verona), 4-5 aprile 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress Scalp and Hair Academy, tenutosi a Como, 05 - 07 aprile 2024
Invited Speaker at fostering EADV course Therapeutics in Hair Loss and Hair Transplant, tenutosi a Madrid, Spagna il 17-19 Aprile 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress La cute (e gli annessi) e i farmaci oncologici, tenutosi a bologna il 20 Aprile 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress CORSO PRATICO HAIR&NAIL and ANTI-AGING, tenutosi a Capri il 3-4 maggio 2024
Invited Speaker at EADV fostering Course “Supportive Oncodermatology”, tenutosi a Pozzuoli, Italia, il 9-11 Maggio 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress sulle malattie delle Unghie e dei Capelli VI Edizione, Bologna (il 17-18 Maggio 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress “LE 4 GIORNATE DELLE SCUOLE DERMATOLOGICHELOMBARDE – LA GIORNATA DELLA VIA PACE”,tenutosi a Milano il 24 Maggio 2024
Invited Speaker at “98° Congresso Nazionale SIDEMAST” tenutosi a Taormina, il 28-31 Maggio 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress SIME, Medicina Estetica, Immagine Etica e Scienza, tenutosi a Roma, dal 10-12 Maggio 2024
Invited Speaker at “46° Congresso S.I. Tri. “, tenutosi a Milano dal 23-25 Maggio 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress EADV Spring, tenutosi a Malta dal 17-18 Maggio 2024
Invited Speaker at XI Congresso di Dermatologia Pediatrica Casistica clinica, tenutosi a Bologna, 7-8 giugno 2024
Invited Speaker at 3° Congresso Mondiale di Tricoscopia, tenutosi a Cancun, Messico, dal 13 al 16 giugno 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress “Ritlecitinib in alopecia areata: ready2regrow”, tenutosi a Roma, il 27 giugno 2024
Invited Speaker at Corso di perfezionamento universitario in Dermatologia estetico-correttiva”
tenuto a Napoli il il 12 luglio 2024
Invited Speaker at ONYTRICHOSCOPY INTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASS, tenutosi a Roma, 5-7 settembre 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress Second BCN Hair Meeting tenutosi a Sitges, Spagna, dal 12-14 settembre 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress Dermoscopy PRO '24 "DermoscopyTrends24", tenutosi a Gubbio, 19/21 settembre 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress 33° Congresso della European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV), tenutosi ad Amsterdam dal 25-28 settembre 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress 61° Congresso ADOI”, tenutosi a Baveno il 10-12 ottobre 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress 6th World Congress of Dermoscopy 2024, tenutosi a Buenos Aires, Argentina, 16-19 ottobre 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress LA SCUOLA DELLA DERMATOSCOPIA, 11° Incontro di Casistica Dermatoscopica Interattiva, tenutosi a Sabaudia, 25-26 ottobre 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress 7° Congresso Nazionale dei Giovani Dermatologi -Update in Dermatologia-, tenutosi a Lido di Camaiore, 30/31 ottobre 2024
Invited Speaker at congresso Hair Campus S.I.Tri. Società Italiana di Tricologia e Chirurgia della Calvizie, CONOSCERE E RICONOSCERE IN TRICOLOGIA: NOVITÀ TERAPEUTICHE ED ESPERIENZE CLINICHE, tenutosi a Firenze il11-12 ottobre
Invited Speaker at the Congress Il Corpo Ritrovato (11° Edizione): attualità e prospettive in onco-dermatologia, tenutosi a Napoli, 8-9 novembre 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress “Aggiornamenti in Alopecia Areata”, Bologna, 15 Novembre 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress 14° Congresso Nazionale AIDECO Associazione Italiana Dermatologia e Cosmetologia, tenutosi a Milano, 15-16 novembre 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress TRICOLOGIA2.0: Nuove Tecnologie e Approcci Innovativi nella Cura delle Alopecie, tenutosi a Milano il 23 novembre 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress JOURNÉES DERMATOLOGIQUES DE PARIS 2024, tenutosi a Parigi, 3-7 dicembre 2024
Invited Speaker at the Congress 14° Congresso Nazionale di IMMUNOPATOLOGIA CUTANEA, tenutosi a Bologna, 11 gennaio 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress PATOLOGIA UNGUEALE: WHAT’S NEW, tenutosi a Napoli il 18 gennaio 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress WORLD SKIN HEALTH DAY 2025 / INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF DERMATOLOGY, tenutosi in Guinea, dal 21-24 gennaio 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress The Region’s Fourth Dermatology and Venereology Conference, tenutosi a Dubai dal 24-25 gennaio 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress XXI Riunione di Giornate di Terapia in Dermovenereologia, tenutosi a Catania, il 01 - 02 febbraio 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress The FIRST INTERNATIONAL DERMOSCOPY COURSE, Mbour Saly, Senegal, dal 3 al 9 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress Patologie cutanee, tenutosi a Bologna il 15/02/2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress "2025 AAD (American Academy of Dermatology) Annual Meeting", tenutosi a Orlando, USA, il 7-11 marzo 2025
Invited Speaker at course online “A Day on Hair and Nail Dermatology:Everything you need to know”, per la St John’s DermAcademy, 2 marzo 2025.
Invited Speaker at the Congress 23° Aesthetic & Antianging Medicine World Congress AMWC 2024, Montecarlo 27-29 marzo 2025
Invited Speaker at EADV Course Therapeutics in Hair Loss and Hair Transplant, Residents & Specialists Course, tenutosi a Madrid, Spagna, 2-4 aprile 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress 11th World Congress of Melanoma & 21st EADO Congress, tenutosi ad Atene, il 3-aprile 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress Scalp and Hair Academy, tenutosi a Venezia, 11-13 aprile 2024
Invited Speaker at “Congresso Nazionale S.I. Tri. “, tenutosi a Firenze il 13 aprile 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress “Evento FULL OF LIFE - Un nuovo futuro per adolescenti e adulti con alopecia areata”, tenutosi a Bologna il 16 aprile 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress “DERMATOLOGY OPT-IN FOCUS ON ATOPIC DERMATITIS
AND ALOPECIA AREATA” Corso di Formazione sul Campo, tenutosi a Roma - 17 aprile 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress CORSO PRATICO HAIR&NAIL and ANTI-AGING, tenutosi a Capri il 2-3 maggio 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress AIDNID C O N G R E S S O - A N N U A L E , tenutosi a Milano, 16-17 maggio 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress sulle malattie delle Unghie e dei Capelli, tenutosi al Bologna il 16-17 maggio 2025
Invited Speaker at XXXIII Congresso Nazionale AIDA – tenutosi a Riccione, 28-31 maggio 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress European Hair Research Society Meeting 2025, tenutosi a Varsavia, 29-31 maggio 2025
Invited Speaker at EADV Course “Understanding and treating Nail Disorders-Residents & Specialists Course” tenutosi a, Toulouse, France, il 56-7 giugno 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress XII Congresso di Dermatologia Pediatrica-Casistica clinica, Bologna, 6-7 giugno 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress online “6th Edition of the Nail Pathology course”, Viernes, il 13 giugno 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress XIV International Congress of Dermatology – ICD2025, tenutosi a Roma 18-21 giugno 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress “14° séminaire de dermoscopie” tenutosi A Fes, Marocco, 20 giugno 2025
Invited Speaker at EADV Course “ Dermoscopy Summer Workshop - Residents & Specialists Course, Vis, Corazia 23-27 giugno 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress GIORNATE DERMATOLOGICHE FRIULANE - DERMATOLOGIA TOPOGRAFICA: IL DISTRETTO TESTA-COLLO, tenutosi A Udine, 3-4-5 luglio 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress Dermatology Dialogues: gestione clinica in PSO, DA e AA" , tenutosi a Sesto Fiorentino, 9 luglio 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress 34° Congresso della European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV), tenutosi a Parigi, dal 17 al 20 Settembre 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress CERTAMEN DI DERMATOLOGIA QUARTA EDIZIONE, tenutosi a Roma, il 2/4 ottobre 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress New Wave in Dermatoscopy anf Dermatooncology, tenutosi A Jurmala, Latvia, il 2-4 Ottbore 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress Dermoscopy PRO '25 "Challenges in Dermoscopy", tenutosi a Gubbio, 9-11 ottobre 2025
Invited Speaker at online al congresso “the 10th Annual Meeting of Korean Nail Society 2025” tenutosi a Seul il 11 ottobre 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress 22° CONGRESSO NAZIONALE SIDAPA , tenutosi A bari, il BARI 15-7 ottobre 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress “1° MEETING ADOI 2025 - DERMATOLOGY THERAPY UPDATE” tenutosi a Bertinoro, il 17-18 OTTOBRE 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress “33rd National Dermatology Congress”, il 22–26 Ottobre 2025,
Invited Speaker at the Congress “1° Congresso Nazionale di Tricologia O’ZTTA UZBEKISTAN 2025” tenutosi in Bukhara dal 1-3 novembre 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress “3°Convegno Tricologico Markeuticals and Friends” tenutosi a San Vigilio Golf Pozzolengo il 7-8 novembre 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress “III Winter Symposium SIDEMAST” tenutosi a Firenze dal 11-15 novembre 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress “Il corpo ritrovato: tossicità cutanee e terapie oncologiche” tenutosi a Roma il 15 novembre 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress “Workshop in dermoscopia: gestione pazienti con tumori cutanei” tenutosi a Roma il 21-22 novembre 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress “Science and Safety in Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery” tenutosi a Milano il 27-29 novembre 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress “Congresso Macroregionale Toscana, Emilia Romagna, Marche, Umbria Sidemast- ADOI” tenutosi a Siena il 28-29 novembre 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress online “Hair world Day 2025” tenutosi il 29 novembre 2025
Invited Speaker at the Congress “5th RADV” tenutosi a Dubai il 23-24 gennaio 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “IMCAS” tenutosi a Parigi dal 29 al 31 gennaio 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “VIII workshopdi dermatologia pediatrica” tenutosi a Napoli il 13-14 marzo 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “17th edition of skin academy” tenutosi a Praga il 20 marzo 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “24th AMWC 2026” tenutosi a Montecarlo il 26-28 marzo 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “Innovation to the L’Oreal Summit” tenutosi a Bucharest il 28 marzo 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “Skin Immune Mediated Inflammatory Disease” tenutosi a Verona il 9-10 aprile 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “IV° edizione della Scalp & Hair Academy” tenutosi a Venezia il 17-19 aprile 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “99° Congresso Nazionale Sidemast” tenutosi a Rimini il 21-24 aprile 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “25th ESPD Congress” tenutosi a Padova il 28-30 aprile 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “Frontiere dell’ImmunoDermatologia” tenutosi a Bologna l’8-9 maggio 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “CORSO PRATICO HAIR&NAIL and ANTI-AGING, tenutosi a Capri il 9-10 maggio 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “Congresso sulle malattie delle unghie e dei capelli, VIII edizione” tenutosi a Bologna il 15-16 maggio 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “Right Target, targeted response” tenutosi a Milano il 22 maggio 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “48th SITRI Congress” tenutosi a Roma il 21-23 maggio 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “14th WCHR 2026” tenutosi a Seul il 28-31 maggio 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “4th World Confocal congress” tenutosi a Napoli il 4-6 giugno 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “Leggere la pelle” tenutosi a Bologna il 12-13 giugno 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “Power2control” tenutosi a Roma il 16-17 giugno 2026
Responsabile scientifica e Invited Speaker at the Congress “La tossicità cutanea nella nuova era della terapia oncologia” tenutosi a Bologna il 19 giugno 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “Congresso trichology” tenutosi a Catanzaro il 20 giugno 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “Corso di aggiornamento ECM TRUE SAFE” tenutosi a Bologna il 22 giugno 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress “III edizione Inflammoncology” tenutosi a Napoli il 26-27 giugno 2026
Invited Speaker at the Congress online “European Dermatology Forum” il 29 giugno 2026
Invited Speaker at FAD online “Discussioni in dermatologia pediatrica” tenutosi il 29 giugno 2026

Reviewer for numerous national and international scientific journals
Author of multiple CME (Continuing Medical Education) programs for dermatologists and pharmacists

PUBLICATIONS

The scientific activity has resulted in the publication of 337 original articles in national and international journals indexed in PubMed.

Kelati A, Waśkiel-Burnat A, Apalla Z, Ioannides D, Melo DF, Rakowska A, Rudnicka L, Faik M, Meziane M, Souissi A, Asz-Sigall D, Dlova N, Ly F, Enechukwu NA, Khare S, Boziou M, Kyrmanidou E, Lazaridou E, Leroy AK, Martins CM, Corona- Rodarte E, Quadrelli F, Pampaloni F, Pappa G, Freites-Martinez A, Sechi A, Takwale A, Piraccini BM, Katoulis A, Iorizzo M, Starace M. Phototype-related Trichoscopic differences in lichen Planopilaris and frontal Fibrosing alopecia. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2026 Jul 9. doi: 10.1111/jdv.70596.
Starace M, Cedirian S, Pampaloni F, Rapparini L, Quadrelli F, Bruni F, Martelli G, Piraccini BM. Real-World Effectiveness and Safety of Ritlecitinib in Adolescents with Severe Alopecia Areata: A 36-Week Single-Center Study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2026 Jul 7:S0190-9622(26)03074-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2026.07.009.
Pileri A, Brunetti T, Rupoli S, Cafasso G, Zengarini C, Cedirian S, Bardazzi F, Misciali C, Starace M, Agostinelli C, Goteri G, Morsia E. The different face of skin-rash induced by brentuximab vedotin. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2026 Jul 2.
Montoya C, Ocampo MA, de Almeida RFC, Donda ALV, Starace M, Piraccini BM, Mancilla GA, Rudnicka L, Rakowska A, Waskiel-Burnat A, Souissi A, Kelati A, Khobzei K, Siliuk T, Doroshkevich A, Minotto R, Tuculet CN, Cappetta ME, Sánchez-Dueñas LE, Mojardin-Lopez MJ, Lavia M, Sanchez B, Lynett D, Mercau SA, Gálvez-Canseco A, Saceda-Corralo D, Machado CJ, Melo DF. Localized lichen planopilaris without patches: a multicenter retrospective study of 74-patients. An Bras Dermatol. 2026 Jun 18;101(4):501404. doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2026.501404.
Xavier de Brito FO, Cortez de Almeida RF, Machado C, Tortelly V, Torres F, Tosti A, Starace MVR, Rudnicka L, Dlova N, Montoya C, Rakowska A, Moneib H, Gómez-Zubiaur A, Blanco A, Giudice AL, Waśkiel-Burnat A, Vincenzi C, Avelar DC, Quadrelli F, D'Atri G, Contin LA, Rojano L, Ocampo MA, Lavia M, Penha M, Senna MM, Iorizzo M, Mesinkovska NA, Grimalt R, Requena-López S, Barreto T, Coelho TOA, Piraccini BM, Melo DF. Occipital short anagen syndrome: Epidemiological, clinical and trichoscopy features of a case series. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2026 Jun 18.
Rapparini L, Martelli G, Cedirian S, Pampaloni F, Bruni F, Quadrelli F, Ardizzoni A, Rojas FL, Sperandi F, Piraccini BM, La Placa M, Starace M. Management of periungual pyogenic granulomas due to EGFR inhibitors in real world. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2026 Jun 17.
Zengarini C, Giacometti T, Merli Y, Griffa D, Rapparini L, Natale A, Fruci M, Castellani G, Remondini D, La Placa M, Pileri A, Starace M, Curti N. Toward Objective Wound Edge Classification in Clinical Practice. Exp Dermatol. 2026 Jun;35(6):e70287.
Waśkiel-Burnat A, Starace M, Quadrelli F, Sigall DA, Pisarz K, Enechukwu N, Rakowska A, Kurzeja M, Piraccini BM, Rudnicka L. Stress: an important cofactor in patients with lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia. Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2026 Apr 22;43(2):185-190. doi: 10.5114/ada.2026.161197. PMID: 42222459; PMCID: PMC13217149.
Ristianto ZA, Maas D, Thomas L, Morrison BW, Knackstedt TJ, Avila A, Ricardo JW, Lipner SR, Rotemberg V, Kurtansky NR, Kwa MC, Lee N, Starace M, Bhat YJ, Keshavamurthy V, Di Chiacchio NG, Di Chiacchio N, Rubin AI, Criscito MC, Errichetti E, Stein JA. Characterizing Longitudinal Melanonychia in Skin of Color. JAMA Dermatol. 2026 May 20:e261005. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2026.1005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42160087; PMCID: PMC13191445.
Rapparini L, Starace M, Apalla Z, El Barch M, Delpuech A, Baali S, Sibaud V. Dermatologic Toxicities Induced by JAK Inhibitors. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2026 May 14. doi: 10.1007/s40257-026-01038-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42133200.
Sechi A, Starace M, Valtellini L, Pampaloni F, Piraccini BM, Tosti A, Iorizzo M. Beyond the Plate: Nail Bed Dermoscopy for Differentiation of Psoriatic, Fungal, and Traumatic Fingernail Onycholysis. Int J Dermatol. 2026 May 6. doi: 10.1111/ijd.70449. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42089808.
Kelati A, Waśkiel-Burnat A, Apalla Z, Ioannides D, Melo DF, Rakowska A, Rudnicka L, Faik M, Meziane M, Souissi A, Asz-Sigall D, Dlova N, Ly F, Enechukwu NA, Khare S, Boziou M, Kyrmanidou E, Lazaridou E, Leroy AK, Martins CM, Corona-Rodarte E, Quadrelli F, Pampaloni F, Pappa G, Freites-Martinez A, Sechi A, Takwale A, Piraccini BM, Katoulis A, Iorizzo M, Starace M. Trichoscopy of Cicatricial Alopecia in Fair and Dark Skin: A Multicenter International Study of the EADV Task Force on Hair Diseases and the IDS Task Force on Trichoscopy. Int J Dermatol. 2026 May 1. doi: 10.1111/ijd.70440. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42067976.
Starace M, Orlando G, Pampaloni F, Bruni F, Rapparini L, Cedirian S, Quadrelli F, Ala L, Bortone G, Acri MC, Rossi A, Piraccini BM; Italian Study Group on Cutaneous Adnexal Disease of the Italian Society of Dermatology and Sexual Transmitted Diseases (SIDeMaST). Integration to "Androgenetic alopecia in women and men: Italian guidelines adapted from European Dermatology Forum/European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology guidelines". Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2026 Apr 23. doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.26.08584-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42023888.
Abbenante D, Bertolla D, Tabanelli M, Zago S, Starace M. Subungual dermal nerve sheath myxoma of the left thumb: Case report and literature review. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2026 Apr 2:1-3. doi: 10.25259/IJDVL_959_2025. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41949184.
Saceda-Corralo D, Paus R, Starace M, Sáez Moya M, Vañó-Galván S, Piraccini BM. Hair Aging Revisited: An Expert Delphi Consensus on Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, and Future Therapies. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2026 Jun;16(6):2857-2869. doi: 10.1007/s13555-026-01739-5. Epub 2026 Apr 2. PMID: 41926039.
Rapparini L, Touhouche TA, Fattore D, Freites-Martinez A, Hirtz P, Apalla Z, Vigarios E, Maret D, Starace M, Sibaud V. Corrective and Restorative Dermatology in Cancer Survivors: An Urgent Unmet Need! Am J Clin Dermatol. 2026 May;27(3):515-535. doi: 10.1007/s40257-026-01027-0. Epub 2026 Mar 31. PMID: 41917310; PMCID: PMC13171996.
Rapparini L, Cedirian S, Pampaloni F, Bruni F, Quadrelli F, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM, Starace M. Distal Nail Canal Visible on Onychoscopy as a Diagnostic Sign of Dermatophytoma. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2026 Jan 30;16(1):6114. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1601a6114. PMID: 41912204; PMCID: PMC12952826.
Piraccini BM, Rapparini L, Quadrelli F, Pampaloni F, Cedirian S, Bruni F, Iorizzo M, Starace M. Effectiveness and Safety of Topical Finasteride for Male Androgenetic Alopecia: Real World Data. Int J Dermatol. 2026 Mar 24. doi: 10.1111/ijd.70394. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41874081.
Starace M, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Barattini DF, Piraccini BM. Six-month open-label clinical study of a novel topical solution for mild distal lateral subungual onychomycosis. Eur J Dermatol. 2026 Feb 1;36(1):42-49. doi: 1684/ejd.2026.5037. PMID: 41872083.
Starace M, Rapparini L, Pampaloni F, Cedirian S, Quadrelli F, Bruni F, Martelli G, Girolomoni G, Bellinato F, Gisondi P, Gallo G, Ribero S, Ortoncelli M, Quaglino P, Gargiulo L, Vignoli C, Narcisi A, Ambrogio F, Foti C, Caposiena Caro RD, Zalaudek I, Marzano AV, Sechi A, Barbareschi M, Valtellini L, Ferrucci SM, Diluvio L, Matteini E, Bianchi L, Cantelli M, Nappa P, D'Elia C, Boccaletti V, Romanò C, Fulgione E, Balato A, Argenziano G, Trovato E, Cinotti E, Rubegni, P, Dall'Oglio F, Lacarrubba F, Micali G, Pezzolo E, Caroppo F, Belloni Fortina A, Caldarola G, Peris K, Pinto LM, Pagliarello C, Balestri R, Tomasini C, Barruscotti S, Atzori L, Sanna S, Ala L, Bortone G, Pellacani G, Rossi A, Lembo S, Raimondo A, Manzo Margiotta F, Dini V, Romanelli M, Megna A, Prignano F, Silvi G, Simonetti O, De Simoni E, Magnano M, Schettini N, Borghi A, Satolli F, de Felici Del Giudice MB, Rongioletti F, Guida S, Bigotto GD, Filippeschi C, Oranges T, Tronconi G, Piraccini BM. Ritlecitinib for Severe Alopecia Areata: A 24-Week, Multicentre, Real-World Study. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2026 May;27(3):621-630. doi: 10.1007/s40257-026-01022-5. Epub 2026 Mar 19. PMID: 41855013; PMCID: PMC13171691.
Forsea AM, Pampena R, Akay BN, Apalla Z, Argenziano G, Briatico G, Braun R, Cabo H, Cabrera R, Carrera C, Cinotti E, Conforti C, Errichetti E, Ferrara G, Giuffrida R, Guida S, Guitera P, Halpern AC, Heyes S, Hofmann-Wellenhof R, Hong AM, Jaimes N, Karls R, Kittler H, Kränke T, Liopyris K, Liu J, Longo C, Malvehy J, Marghoob AA, Moneib H, Moreno Ramirez D, Moscarella E, Nagore E, Navarrete-Dechent C, Paoli J, Pellacani G, Peris K, Puig S, Rosendahl C, Rudnicka L, Sadek A, Saiag P, Salerni G, Scope A, Soyer HP, Starace MV, Stolz W, Swanson DL, Thomas L, Tschandl P, Zalaudek I, Lallas A. International Dermoscopy Society consensus recommendations for the management of lentigo maligna. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2026 Mar 19. doi: 10.1111/jdv.70406. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41854120.
Seyed Jafari SM, Starace M, Katoulis A, Apalla Z, Asfour L, Barruscotti S, Chasapi V, Freites-Martinez A, Gallo G, Ioannides D, Kelati A, Olszewska M, Pampaloni F, Piraccini BM, Rakowska A, Rudnicka L, Sechi A, Takwale A, Therianou A, Vañó-Galván S, Wall D, Waśkiel-Burnat A, Iorizzo M. Management of classic lichen planopilaris: The EADV task force on hair diseases position statement. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2026 Mar 18. doi: 10.1111/jdv.70379. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41848299.
Bakirtzi A, Sechi A, Freites-Martinez A, Starace M, Piraccini BM, Asfour L, Sgouros D, Katoulis A, Sakelaropoulou S, Kyrmanidou E, Lazaridou E, Apalla Z. Clinical outcomes of adalimumab treatment in dissecting cellulitis, along with pre- and post-treatment trichoscopic findings: A retrospective, multicenter study of 29 cases. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2026 Mar 12:S0190-9622(26)00397-X. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2026.03.021. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41831613.
Gironi LC, Cedirian S, Camillo L, Zonta A, Zottarelli F, Landucci G, Esposto E, Cammarata E, Farinelli P, Ramponi A, Damiani G, Novelli A, Pisaneschi E, Piraccini BM, Colombo E, Savoia P, Starace M. First trichogram characterization of hair shaft abnormalities in ichthyosis prematurity syndrome. Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2026 Mar 10. doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.26.08405-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41805040.
Starace M, Pampaloni F, Quadrelli F, Olivoni G, Cedirian S, Rapparini L, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. Effectiveness of Baricitinib on Nail Alopecia Areata: A 48-Week Single-Center Retrospective Study. Clin Drug Investig. 2026 Apr;46(4):447-453. doi: 10.1007/s40261-026-01533-3. Epub 2026 Feb 24. PMID: 41733801.
Plozner N, Lai M, Enechukwu NA, Quadrelli F, Stinco G, Piraccini BM, Starace M, Errichetti E. Dermoscopy of Prurigo Nodularis/Lichen Simplex Chronicus of the Scalp: A Comparative Observational Study in Fair and Dark Skin. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2026 Mar;16(3):1757-1765. doi: 10.1007/s13555-026-01672-7. Epub 2026 Feb 22. PMID: 41723776; PMCID: PMC13013754.
Cedirian S, Epifani V, Cafasso G, Brunetti T, Starace M, Guglielmo A, Zengarini C, Casadei B, Bagnato G, Zinzani P, Pileri A. Skin toxicities related to Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors: an updated review. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2026 Feb;22(2):175-182. doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2026.2634839. Epub 2026 Feb 23. PMID: 41709504.
Nikolaou V, Mayor A, Sibaud V, Giacchero D, Fattore D, Apalla Z, Sollena P, Starace M, Segura S, Nosrati A, Torre AC, Riganti J, Grassi P, Tomasini P, Koumaki D, Ducharme O, Boujnah R, Koumprentziotis IA, Rapparini L, Kraehenbuehl L, Freites-Martinez A, Gaudy-Marqueste C, Oikonomou C, Grafanaki K, Agelaki S, Radevic T, Charpidou A, Peris K, Lazaridou E, Stratigos A, Malissen N. Dermatologic adverse events associated with amivantamab: A multicentre study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2026 Feb 11. doi: 10.1111/jdv.70360. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41669860.
Zengarini C, Giacometti T, Griffa D, Rapparini L, Fruci M, Castellani G, Remondini D, Pileri A, Starace M, La Placa M, Curti N. The best teaching ulcer? The one we cannot label-addressing data scarcity through synthetic imaging. J Wound Care. 2026 Feb 2;35(2):178-179. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2025.0455. Epub 2026 Feb 6. PMID: 41649912.Piraccini BM, Micali G, Aguzzi G, Starace M, Rossi A. Standardizing the Management of Alopecia Areata: Results from a Delphi Panel of Italian Experts. Skin Appendage Disord. 2025 Dec 10. doi: 10.1159/000549712. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41542328; PMCID: PMC12803701.
Piraccini BM, Micali G, Aguzzi G, Starace M, Rossi A. Standardizing the Management of Alopecia Areata: Results from a Delphi Panel of Italian Experts. Skin Appendage Disord. 2025 Dec 10. doi: 10.1159/000549712. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41542328; PMCID: PMC12803701.
Signer B, Mokhtari A, Cazzaniga S, Brand F, Caro G, de Viragh PA, Heidemeyer K, Hosseini A, Iorizzo M, Junge A, Martignoni Z, Reygagne PE, Piraccini BM, Starace M, Reimer-Taschenbrecker A, Vogel C, Obrist D, Seyed Jafari SM. Publicly Available Large Language Models for Trichoscopy: A Head-to-Head Comparison with Dermatologists. Diagnostics (Basel). 2026 Jan 5;16(1):169. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics16010169. PMID: 41515664; PMCID: PMC12785308.
Abbenante D, Bertolla D, Carpanese MA, Borghi A, Tabanelli M, Starace M. Tick-Bite Alopecia of the Scalp in a Child: Case Report and Differential Diagnosis With Alopecia Areata and SENLAT. J Paediatr Child Health. 2025 Dec 31. doi: 10.1111/jpc.70282. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41476033.
Iorizzo M, Lipner SR, Piraccini BM, Richert B, Starace M, Tosti A. Response to Han et al., "Comment on Iorizzo's acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau- clinical review and proposed management algorithm". J Am Acad Dermatol. 2025 Nov 21:S0190-9622(25)03254-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2025.10.151. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41276128.
Pampaloni F, Ercis M, Davis DMR, Starace M, Piraccini BM, Ozerdem A, Singh B, Frye MA, Blacker J, Veldic M. Prevalence of dermatologic side effects of mood stabilizers in bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Psychiatr Res. 2026 Feb;193:84-103. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.11.016. Epub 2025 Nov 13. PMID: 41270629.
Cedirian S, Brunetti T, Quadrelli F, Pampaloni F, Misciali C, Starace M, Tosti A, Piraccini BM. Palpation as a diagnostic cornerstone in early-stage dissecting cellulitis: a comparative perspective. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2025 Nov 19. doi: 10.1111/ddg.15984. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41255122.
Fattore D, Starace MV, Serra-García L, Schmitt A, Scotté F. From supportive care to strategic intervention: toward a multidisciplinary approach to cutaneous adverse events in cancer treatment. Support Care Cancer. 2025 Nov 17;33(12):1074. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-10128-1. PMID: 41247527; PMCID: PMC12628464.
Gualdi G, Bigi L, De Simone C, Amerio P, Loconsole F, Bardazzi F, Sacchelli L, Starace M, Conti A, Baldari M, Balato A, Brunasso G, Caldarola G, Campanati A, Fabbrocini G, Fargnoli MC, Guarneri C, Malagoli P, Paradisi A, Prignano F, Puviani M, Dini V, Soglia S, Salvi I, Burlando M. GRINCH Index: Measuring Patient Satisfaction During Christmas Holiday Gift Programs. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2025 Oct 1;15(4):e20255527. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1504a5527. PMID: 41236287; PMCID: PMC12615092.
Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Pampaloni F, Zengarini C, Merli Y, Misciali C, Piraccini BM, Starace M. Nail abnormalities in patients with chronic leg ulcers: clues to systemic conditions. Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2025 Dec;160(6):490-493. doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.25.08293-3. Epub 2025 Nov 11. PMID: 41217248.
Fattore D, Apalla Z, Freites-Martinez A, Tommasino N, Nikolaou V, Lauletta G, Ortiz-Brugues A, Sollena P, Starace M, Gomes NMP, Koumaki D, Vigarios E, Kraehenbuehl L, Grafanaki K, Napolitano M, Sibaud V. Prevention and management of cutaneous immune-related adverse events: EADV Task Force statement. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025 Oct 30. doi: 10.1111/jdv.70149. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41165224.
Giacchero D, Sibaud V, Gerard E, Lebbe C, Hirner J, Gaide O, Nikolaou V, Sollena P, Oikonomou C, Huard E, Passeron T, Rousset J, Starace M, Bruni F, Giavedoni P, Freites-Martinez A, Fattore D, Torre AC, Jimenez-Anton A, Carrera C, Koumaki D, Delli F, Elshot YS, Riganti J, Kraehenbuehl L, Lallas K, Apalla Z. Dupilumab for immune checkpoint inhibitors-induced pruritic dermatoses: A retrospective, multicentric study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025 Oct 16. doi: 10.1111/jdv.70122. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41099465.
Starace M, Cedirian S, Rapparini L. Clinical Aspects of Cutaneous Metastasis from Non-Cutaneous Primary Tumors. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Sep 26;17(19):3126. doi: 10.3390/cancers17193126. PMID: 41097654; PMCID: PMC12524017.
Haneke E, Rubin AI, Pasch M, Göktay F, Iorizzo M, Starace M, André J, Baran R, Cannata G, Chiheb S, Cogrel O, Correia O, Daniel CR, Di Chiacchio N, Galili E, Grover C, Gioia di Chiacchio N, Holzberg M, Jellinek N, Läuchli S, Lee DY, Martin B, Michalany A, Moulonguet I, Mun JH, Piraccini BM, Rich P, Richert B, Rigopoulos D, Shemer A, Singal A, Takwale A, Tosti A. Modern definitions of periungual pigmentation (Hutchinson sign): Results of an expert opinion consensus conference. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2025 Oct 10:S0190-9622(25)02981-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2025.10.028. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41077135.
Tavares Rodrigues F, Cortez de Almeida RF, Lemes LR, Machado CJ, Piraccini BM, Starace M, Rapparini L, Lortkipanidze N, Souissi A, Ferreira SB, Azulay- Abulafia L, Barreto T, Barbosa Santos RL, Tosti A, Vincenzi C, Asz Sigall D, Mercau SA, Doroshkevich A, Silyuk T, Sánchez-Dueñas LE, Cortez GL, Doche I, Montoya C, Gutiérrez-Mendoza D, Vaño-Galván S, Rezende HD, Florenço V, Guzman- Sanchez D, Bonifaz A, Melo DF. Pediatric Pityriasis Amiantacea: A Multicenter Retrospective Study of 76 Patients. Skin Appendage Disord. 2025 Jul 18. doi: 10.1159/000547530. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41064072; PMCID: PMC12503750.
Corona-Rodarte E, Jimenez-Cauhe J, Starace M, Iorizzo M, Juanicotena- Madrigal G, Piraccini BM, Morrison B, Asz-Sigall D. Onychotillomania Dentata: A Newly Defined Oral-Induced Pattern of Repetitive Nail Trauma. Skin Appendage Disord. 2025 Jul 15. doi: 10.1159/000547308. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41064065; PMCID: PMC12503714.
Donda AL, Machado CJ, Saceda-Corralo D, Vañó-Galván S, Jimenez-Cauhe J, Iorizzo M, Quadrelli F, Piraccini BM, Starace MV, Melo DF. Lichen planopilaris: avoid the misdiagnosis in atypical areas. Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2025 Dec;160(6):547-548. doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.25.08115-0. Epub 2025 Oct 3. PMID: 41042262.
Starace M, Cedirian S, Rapparini L, Zengarini C, Gandolfi L, Gualdi G, Lobefaro F, Sollena P, Quaglino P, Ribero S, Merli M, Fulgione E, Vitiello P, Paolino G, Rongioletti F, Calabrese L, D'Onghia M, Cinotti E, Proietti I, Fattore D, Piraccini BM, Pileri A; SIDeMaST Task Force TICURO. Dermatological adverse events during hematological and oncological therapies (Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors and mogamulizumab): an Italian retrospective multicenter study. Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2025 Oct;160(5):418-422. doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.25.08294-5. PMID: 41041875.
Paganelli A, Michelerio A, Collina MC, Pilla MA, Spadafora M, Longo C, Dattola A, Richetta AG, Pellacani G, Pezzini C, Mandel VD, DI Tullio F, Conti A, Motolese A, Marani A, DE Pace B, Megna A, Condorelli AG, Arginelli F, Persechino F, Garbarino F, Ambrosio L, Scala E, Vassallo C, Motolese A; Study Group on Cutaneous Vascular Diseases and Skin Ulcers of the Italian Society of Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (SIDeMaST). Clinical management of pigmented purpuric dermatoses: evidence from a survey among the Study Group on Cutaneous Vascular Diseases of the Italian Society of Dermatology and Venereology. Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2025 Oct;160(5):406-412. doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.25.08243-X. PMID: 41041874.
Piraccini BM, Cedirian S, Pampaloni F, Rapparini L, Quadrelli F, Bruni F, Ala L, Acri MC, Rossi A, Pellacani G, Lacarrubba F, Dall'Oglio F, Micali G, Foggia L, Cantelli M, Nappa P, Diluvio L, Bianchi L, Luigi N, Bolzon A, Peris K, Caldarola G, Girolomoni G, Marangoni F, Bellinato F, Gisondi P, Silvi G, Prignano F, Pimpinelli N, Tomasini C, Barruscotti S, Simonetti O, de Simoni E, Ambrogio F, Foti C, Boccaletti V, Fraghì A, Marzano AV, Mattioli MA, Ferrucci S, Sechi A, Valtellini L, Barbareschi M, Gallo G, Ribero S, Quaglino P, Di Corteranzo IG, Balestri R, Pagliarello C, Caposiena RD, Zalaudek I, Vagnozzi E, Fargnoli MC, Caponio C, Rubegni P, Cinotti E, Trovato E, Romanelli M, Dini V, Manzo Margiotta F, Feliciani C, De Felici Del Giudice MB, Atzori L, Sanna S, Lembo S, Raimondo A, Magnano M, Argenziano G, Babino G, Fulgione E, Rongioletti F, Pesce N, Guida S, Guglielmo A, Schettini N, Starace M. Effectiveness and safety of baricitinib in severe alopecia areata: 48-week results. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025 Sep 23. doi: 10.1111/jdv.70067. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40985491.
Sechi A, Tartaglia J, Ponzano M, Ciolfi C, Piaserico S, Rakowska A, Rudnicka L, Lallas A, Apalla Z, Freites-Martinez A, Rapparini L, Guaneri V, Piraccini BM, Starace M. Clinical and Dermoscopic Characterization of Scalp Cutaneous Metastases From Breast Carcinoma: A Multicenter Study of the EADV Task Force on Hair Diseases. Int J Dermatol. 2025 Sep 10. doi: 10.1111/ijd.70059. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40927845.
Cedirian S, Donati M, Rapparini L, Pampaloni F, La Placa M, Sgarzani R, Negosanti L, Raschi E, Starace M. Benefit-Risk Assessment of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: Implications for Dermatologists and Plastic Surgeons. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2025 Nov;15(11):3173-3193. doi: 10.1007/s13555-025-01537-5. Epub 2025 Sep 9. PMID: 40924351; PMCID: PMC12549488.
Iorizzo M, Pampaloni F, Apalla Z, Elshot Y, Bruni F, Cedirian S, Quadrelli F, Rapparini L, Freites-Martinez A, Galimont-Collen A, Sibaud V, Piraccini BM, Starace M. Nail toxicities associated with cancer therapies: Insights and recommendations from the EADV task force dermatology for cancer patients. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025 Sep 9. doi: 10.1111/jdv.70040. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40923547.
Freites-Martinez A, Apalla Z, Shapiro J, Iorizzo M, Rudnicka L, Lo Sicco K, Nikolaou V, Pirmez R, Takwale A, Fattore D, Dulmage B, Piraccini BM, Vano-Galvan S, Lacouture M, Sibaud V, Starace MVR. Expert consensus for prevention, diagnosis and management of persistent chemotherapy-induced alopecia. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025 Dec;39(12):2039-2046. doi: 10.1111/jdv.70021. Epub 2025 Sep 9. PMID: 40923546.
Cedirian S, Pampaloni F, Quadrelli F, Rapparini L, Bruni F, Martelli G, Piraccini BM, Starace M. Efficacy of Skin Patting and Iontophoresis with Dutasteride Gel in Male and Menopausal Female Androgenetic Alopecia: A Pilot Study. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2025 Nov;15(11):3419-3424. doi: 10.1007/s13555-025-01532-w. Epub 2025 Sep 3. PMID: 40900274; PMCID: PMC12549499.
Franz A, Constantinou A, Hillmann K, Chasapi V, Vañó Galván S, Leducq S, Maruani A, Abasq C, Piraccini BM, Rudnicka L, Prat Torres C, Starace M, Waskiel- Burnat A, Pfetsch J, Blume-Peytavi U. Quality of life, psychosocial difficulties and bullying in paediatric patients with alopecia areata: a European cross- sectional study. Br J Dermatol. 2025 Nov 18;193(6):1165-1173. doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljaf318. PMID: 40845162.
Moscarella E, Brancaccio G, Apalla Z, Cedirian S, Drongoula O, Kittler H, Lallas A, Longo C, Piraccini BM, Spadafora M, Starace M, Argenziano G. Clarifying follow-up duration, risk features and limitations in longitudinal melanonychia monitoring. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025 Aug 19. doi: 10.1111/jdv.70011. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40827829.
Sacchelli L, Fusano M, Colli L, Trevisan V, Capezzera R, Cavallini F, Cecchini L, Frisario R, Galotta L, Luverà MT, Menchini G, Panariello L, Starace M, Trovato F, Vizzaccaro A, Osti F. Ethical and professional use of social media: Consensus of Italian Dermatologists active on social media. Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2025 Oct;160(5):413-417. doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.25.08264-7. Epub 2025 Jul 25. PMID: 40711766.
Curtis KL, Piraccini BM, Starace M, Rapparini L, Richert B, Rubin AI, Jellinek NJ, Tosti A, Di Chiacchio NG, Di Chiacchio N, Iorizzo M, Grover C, Hinshaw MA, Vlahovic TC, Bellet JS, Rigopoulos D, Lipner SR. Diagnosis and management of yellow nail syndrome: An international multi-institutional retrospective cohort study of 111 cases by an expert panel. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2025 Nov;93(5):1268-1276. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2025.07.039. Epub 2025 Jul 19. PMID: 40692045.
Moscarella E, Brancaccio G, Apalla Z, Cedirian S, Drongoula O, Kittler H, Iervolino V, Lallas A, Longo C, Piraccini BM, Spadafora M, Starace M, Argenziano G. Digital dermoscopy follow-up for acquired longitudinal melanonychia. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025 Nov;39(11):1955-1960. doi: 10.1111/jdv.20822. Epub 2025 Jun 30. PMID: 40586588.
Starace M, Hrvatin Stancic B, Cedirian S, Quadrelli F, Pampaloni F, Bruni F, Alessandrini A, Misciali C, Piraccini BM. Alopecia areata incognita in men masquerading as androgenetic alopecia: a case series of 29 patients in a single centre experience. Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2025 Aug;160(4):309-313. doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.25.08170-8. Epub 2025 Jun 23. PMID: 40548416.
Iorizzo M, Lipner SR, Piraccini BM, Richert B, Starace M, Tosti A. Acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau-clinical review and proposed management algorithm. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2025 Oct;93(4):1049-1057. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2025.05.1438. Epub 2025 Jun 4. PMID: 40480373.
Natale A, Cedirian S, Starace M, Neri I, Evangelista V, Zengarini C, Piraccini BM. Albendazole in the era of scabies resistance is better. Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2025 Aug;160(4):376-377. doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.25.08168-X. Epub 2025 Jun 5. PMID: 40470626.
Boas TV, de Almeida RFC, Tortelly VD, Starace M, Melo DF. Dermoscopy of Traction Alopecia in Black Scalp Patients: Insights from a Literature Review. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2025 Apr 1;15(2):4578. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1502a4578. PMID: 40401872; PMCID: PMC12090924.
Busana L, Cedirian S, Costeri M, Starace M, Piraccini BM, Pileri A. SDRIFE induced by vemurafenib: a case report. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2025 Sep;23(9):1172-1174. doi: 10.1111/ddg.15778. Epub 2025 May 20. PMID: 40391619.
Needle CD, Brinks AL, Piraccini BM, Starace MVR, Shapiro J, Lo Sicco KI. Call to Action: JAK Inhibitor Access and Advocacy for Alopecia Areata Patients. Int J Dermatol. 2025 Oct;64(10):1930-1932. doi: 10.1111/ijd.17807. Epub 2025 Apr 22. PMID: 40260747.
Waśkiel-Burnat A, Starace M, Iorizzo M, Katoulis A, Apalla Z, Asfour L, Freites-Martinez A, Ioannides D, Seyed Jafari SM, Kelati A, Pampaloni F, Piraccini BM, Rakowska A, Sechi A, Takwale A, Therianou A, Rudnicka L. Management of folliculitis decalvans: The EADV task force on hair diseases position statement. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025 Aug;39(8):1385-1394. doi: 10.1111/jdv.20687. Epub 2025 Apr 14. PMID: 40230058.
Starace MVR, Pampaloni F, Iorizzo M, Apalla Z, Asfour L, Freites-Martinez A, Ioannides D, Kelati A, Piraccini BM, Rakowska A, Rudnicka L, Sechi A, Seyed Jafari SM, Takwale A, Therianou A, Waśkiel-Burnat A, Katoulis A. Delphi Consensus on the Distinct Clinical and Histopathological Features of Lichen Planopilaris and Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Insights From the Hair Diseases EADV Task Force. Int J Dermatol. 2025 Jul;64(7):1246-1254. doi: 10.1111/ijd.17780. Epub 2025 Apr 10. PMID: 40207851.
Starace MV, Cedirian S, Natale A, Quadrelli F, Merli Y, Clarizio G, Misciali C, Piraccini BM. Understanding dermatological manifestations in carpal tunnel syndrome: a case series. Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2025 Jun;160(3):281-282. doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.25.08059-4. Epub 2025 Apr 10. PMID: 40207559.
Riganti J, Torre AC, Sollena P, Koumaki D, Freites-Martinez A, Delyon J, Communie A, Starace M, Rapparini L, Lallas A, Mavroudis D, Suzanne D, Mazzuoccolo LD, Bobos M, Sibaud V, Apalla Z. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Lipodystrophy. JAMA Dermatol. 2025 Jun 1;161(6):658-661. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2025.0359. PMID: 40202750; PMCID: PMC11983295.
Cedirian S, Pampaloni F, Rapparini L, Quadrelli F, Bruni F, Neri I, Alessandrini AM, Piraccini BM, Starace M. Prospective Clinical Study of Newborn Fingernails Including Onychoscopy. Pediatr Dermatol. 2025 Sep- Oct;42(5):1024-1026. doi: 10.1111/pde.15936. Epub 2025 Apr 3. PMID: 40177907.
Plozner N, Zelin E, Zalaudek I, Lallas A, Piraccini BM, Starace M, Errichetti E. Dermoscopic Features of Erosive Pustular Dermatosis of the Scalp: A Comparative Multicentric Retrospective Study in Bald and Hairy Patients. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2025 Mar 20;18:669-676. doi: 10.2147/CCID.S514416. PMID: 40134613; PMCID: PMC11932932.
Martins CM, Melo DF, Faver HM, Starace M, Machado JLR, Machado CJ, de Almeida RFC. Epidemiological, Clinical, Dermoscopic Findings, and Management of Perinevoid Alopecia. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2025 Jan 30;15(1):4742. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1501a4742. PMID: 40117632; PMCID: PMC11928115.
Iorizzo M, Piraccini BM, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Vollono L, Pampaloni F, Di Chiacchio NG, Di Chiacchio N, Jimenez-Cauhe J, Grover C, Apalla Z, Souissi A, Kelati A, Kyrmanidou E, Lazaridou E, Starace M. Clinical and Onychoscopy Patterns In Fingernail Onychomycosis - A Study By The International Dermoscopy Society "Trichoscopy and Onychoscopy" Task Force. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2025 Jan 30;15(1):4887. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1501a4887. PMID: 40117598; PMCID: PMC11928094.
di Corteranzo IG, Bongiovanni E, Cedirian S, Starace M, Piraccini BM, Mastorino L, Quaglino P, Ribero S, Gallo G. Safety Profile of Baricitinib in Patients With Severe Alopecia Areata: A Prospective Study. Int J Dermatol. 2025 Jul;64(7):1242-1245. doi: 10.1111/ijd.17732. Epub 2025 Mar 21. PMID: 40116151.
Ricardo JW, Miller R, Iorizzo M, Piraccini BM, Starace M, Grover C, Rigopoulos D, Di Chiacchio N, Di Chiacchio NG, Nguyen H, Nguyen N, Nguyen Z, Perlis C, Wolfe J, Lipner SR. Agreement Between Nail Psoriasis Severity Index Scores by a Convolutional Neural Network and Dermatologists: A Retrospective Study at an Academic New York City Institution. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2025 Jul;26(4):603-610. doi: 10.1007/s40257-025-00934-y. Epub 2025 Mar 17. PMID: 40090959.
Starace M, Mandel VD, Ardigo M, Carpanese MA, Quadrelli F, Pampaloni F, Shaniko K, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Rossi A, Fortuna MC, Caro G, Cameli N, Silvestri M, Fabbrocini G, Annunziata MC, Cantelli M, Vastarella M, Rubino D, Zamagni C, Pellacani G, Piraccini BM. Defining Predictive Factors for Permanent Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia: Trichoscopy, Reflectance Confocal Microscopy and Histopathology Study on 77 Patients. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2025 Apr;15(4):869-887. doi: 10.1007/s13555-025-01378-2. Epub 2025 Mar 10. PMID: 40064753; PMCID: PMC11971109.
Rayinda T, Dand N, McSweeney SM, Christou E, Ung CY, Stefanato CM, Fenton DA, Harries M, Palamaras I, Tidman A, Holmes S, Koutalopoulou A, Ardern-Jones M, Kaur M, Papanikou S, Chasapi V, Vañó-Galvan S, Saceda-Corralo D, Melián-Olivera A, Azcarraga-Llobet C, Lobato-Berezo A, Bustamante M, Sunyer J, Starace MVR, Piraccini BM, Wiss IP, Senna MM, Singh R, Hillmann K, Kanti-Schmidt V, Blume- Peytavi U, McGrath JA, Simpson MA, Tziotzios C. Epistasis of ERAP1 With 4 Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Alleles in Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: A Genome-Wide Association Study Meta-Analysis. JAMA Dermatol. 2025 Mar 1;161(3):310-314. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.6434. Erratum in: JAMA Dermatol. 2025 Jun 1;161(6):670. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2025.1299. PMID: 39937552; PMCID: PMC11822599.
Starace M, Gurioli C, Orioni G, Cedirian S, Brunetti T, Rapparini L, Piraccini BM. Trichoscopic clues of the scalp in moderate to severe atopic dermatitis: a monocentric analysis. Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2025 Apr;160(2):109-115. doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.25.08127-7. Epub 2025 Feb 10. PMID: 39927810.
Cavestany Rodríguez R, Falkenhain López D, Ortiz-Romero PL, Puig Buendía JM, Calvo Asín CJ, Rodríguez Peralto JL, Torrres Navarro I, Guglielmo A, Pileri A, Starace M, Saceda Corralo D, Velasco-Tamariz V. Mogamulizumab-induced alopecia. Multicentric case series: Clinical, trichoscopic and histological characterization. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025 Sep;39(9):e738-e740. doi: 10.1111/jdv.20557. Epub 2025 Feb 4. PMID: 39902943.
Rapparini L, Cedirian S, La Placa M, Piraccini BM, Raschi E, Starace M. Safety of Hydroxychloroquine: What a Dermatologist Should Know. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2025 Mar;26(2):251-264. doi: 10.1007/s40257-025-00919-x. Epub 2025 Feb 3. PMID: 39899183; PMCID: PMC11850461.
Starace M, Rapparini L, Cedirian S, Quadrelli F, Pampaloni F, Bruni F, Misciali C, Piraccini BM, Apalla Z, Fattore D, Segura S, Koumaki D, Mavroudis D, Iorizzo M, Elshot YS, Freites-Martinez A, Sollena P, Delli F, Jaka A, Nikolaou V, Giacchero D, Riganti J, Sibaud V. Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp due to EGFR inhibitors: A multicentric study by EADV task force of 'Dermatology for Cancer Patients'. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025 Sep;39(9):e745-e749. doi: 10.1111/jdv.20569. Epub 2025 Feb 3. PMID: 39898721.
Zengarini C, Mussi M, La Placa M, Pileri A, Virdi AL, Chessa M, Bardazzi F, Gurioli C, Starace M, Gaspari V, Misciali C, Cassalia F, Piraccini BM, Neri I. Scabies increasing incidence in Bologna from 2013 to 2024: a retrospective analysis. Sex Transm Infect. 2025 May 19;101(4):256-258. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2024-056436. PMID: 39880595; PMCID: PMC12128787.
Chequer Cabral GC, Cortez de Almeida RF, Freites-Martinez A, Piraccini BM, Starace M, Rudnicka L, Waśkiel-Burnat A, Alves LD, Müller Ramos P, Dos Santos RLB, Machado CJ, Tortelly V, Melo DF. Radiotherapy-Induced Alopecia: A Multicenter Retrospective Study of 20 Cases. Int J Dermatol. 2025 Apr;64(4):727-730. doi: 10.1111/ijd.17659. Epub 2025 Jan 13. PMID: 39803809.
Cedirian S, Natale A, Merli Y, Misciali C, Piraccini BM, Starace M. Wounds resulting from intradermal injection of sodium hypochlorite: a case report. Wounds. 2024 Dec;36(12):407-409. doi: 10.25270/wnds/24071. PMID: 39787511.
Costa MR, de Xavier de Brito FO, Yamagata JP, Machado CJ, Piraccini BM, Starace M, Quadrelli F, D'Atri G, Marti M, Salas-Callo CI, Asz-Sigall D, Anzai A, Saceda Corralo D, Pirmez R, Vañó-Galvan S, Ovcharenko Y, Doroshkevich A, Leroy AK, Tosti A, Dos Santos Lima C, Vincenzi C, Silyuk T, de Mattos Barreto T, Blanco A, Galavotti Silveira AL, Bhoyrul B, Cortez GL, de Almeida Faro GB, Doche I, Yoong NKM, Sánchez Dueñas LE, Ortiz Kuñasich Y, Ferreira Viana PFM, Kakizaki P, Iorizzo M, Sinclair R, Florenço VM, Obadia DL, Cortez de Almeida RF, Melo DF. Trichoteiromania: A multicentre retrospective descriptive and analytical study of 129 cases. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025 Aug;39(8):e720-e724. doi: 10.1111/jdv.20532. Epub 2025 Jan 9. PMID: 39785709.
Starace M, Cedirian S, Rapparini L, Pileri A, Carrera C, Giavedoni P, Alonso de Leon MT, Kraehenbuehl L, Elshot YS, Apalla Z, Papegeorgiou C, Nikolaou V, Radevic T, Lengyel Z, Sollena P, Peris K, Rossi E, Fattore D, Koumaki D, Boada A, Forsea AM, Segura S, Freites-Martinez A, Riganti J, Avitan-Hersh E, Saffuri N, Peuvrel L, Dezoteux F, Piraccini BM, Sibaud V. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor- Induced Vitiligo-Like Depigmentation. JAMA Dermatol. 2025 Feb 1;161(2):216-218. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.5136. PMID: 39714856; PMCID: PMC11840635.
Starace M, Pampaloni F, Quadrelli F, Cedirian S, Rapparini L, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. STRIAA (Severity TRichoscopy Index Alopecia Areata): Validation of a Novel Trichoscopic Tool for Evaluation of Alopecia Areata. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2025 Jan;15(1):223-226. doi: 10.1007/s13555-024-01313-x. Epub 2024 Dec 18. PMID: 39690381; PMCID: PMC11785833.
Raschi E, La Placa M, Starace M. Comment on "Evaluation of anticancer therapy-related dermatologic adverse events: Insights from Food and Drug Administration's adverse event reporting system dataset". J Am Acad Dermatol. 2025 Apr;92(4):e117-e118. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2024.10.117. Epub 2024 Dec 9. PMID: 39662523.
Bardazzi F, Maltoni L, Clarizio G, Baracca MF, Loi C, Starace M, Merli Y, Misciali C. Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Retrospective Case Series of 44 Patients. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2024 Oct 30;14(4):e2024265. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1404a265. PMID: 39652952; PMCID: PMC11620182.
Quaglino P, Argenziano G, Dika E, Starace M, Amabile S, Fava P, Moscarella E, Piraccini BM, Delarue A, Dialla O, Zumaglini F, Girolomoni G. Impact of Xerosis in Patients with Cancer Receiving Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor or Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Inhibitors: ATIXI, A Non-Interventional Prospective Pilot Study. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2024 Oct 30;14(4):e2024259. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1404a259. PMID: 39652939; PMCID: PMC11620189.
Cedirian S, Starace M, Natale A, Quadrelli F, Curtis KL, Lipner S, Piraccini BM. Celebrating Diversity: Unveiling the Characteristics of Nail Psoriasis and Nail Lichen Planus in 30 Patients With Skin of Color. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2024 Oct 30;14(4):e2024235. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1404a235. PMID: 39652925; PMCID: PMC11619938.
Starace M, De Carvalho N, Melo DF, Cedirian S, Mandel VD, Machado CJ, Misciali C, Pellacani G, Piraccini BM, Ardigò M. Concordance Among In Vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy, Trichoscopy, and Histopathology in the Evaluation of Alopecia Areata Incognita. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2024 Oct 30;14(4):e2024229. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1404a229. PMID: 39652914; PMCID: PMC11620011.
Starace M, Cedirian S, Quadrelli F, Pampaloni F, Brunetti T, Chessa MA, Gurioli C, Piraccini BM, Neri I. Dupilumab and Alopecia Areata: A Possible Combined or Disturbance Therapy? A Review of The Literature. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2024 Oct 30;14(4):e2024270. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1404a270. PMID: 39652913; PMCID: PMC11620181.
Starace M, Cedirian S, Quadrelli F, Brunetti T, Sacchelli L, Misciali C, Clarizio G, Sollena P, Tassone F, Neri I, Piraccini BM. Uncommon Presentation of Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris of the Scalp: Clinical, Trichoscopic, and Histopathologic Features and Review of the Literature. Medicina (Kaunas). 2024 Nov 8;60(11):1839. doi: 10.3390/medicina60111839. PMID: 39597024; PMCID: PMC11596965.
Curtis KL, Davis JC, Di Chiacchio N, Di Chiacchio NG, Grover C, Iorizzo M, Piraccini BM, Starace M, Tosti A, Lipner SR. Diagnosis and management of subungual and periungual verruca: A clinical review. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2025 Apr;92(4):861-871. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2024.10.081. Epub 2024 Nov 15. PMID: 39549844.
Milan E, Vezzoni R, Starace MVR. Trichoscopy of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus in Caucasian Scalp: A Review. Skin Appendage Disord. 2024 Oct;10(5):363-369. doi: 10.1159/000539189. Epub 2024 May 31. PMID: 39386308; PMCID: PMC11460939.
Cedirian S, Alessandrini A, Starace MVR. Pediatric Nail Disorders. Skin Appendage Disord. 2024 Oct;10(5):342-356. doi: 10.1159/000538835. Epub 2024 May 22. PMID: 39386306; PMCID: PMC11460841.
Caldarola G, Raimondi G, Samela T, Pinto L, Pampaloni F, Starace MVR, Diluvio L, Dall'Oglio F, Vagnozzi E, de Felici Del Giudice MB, Balestri R, Ambrogio F, Girolomoni G, Riva SF, Moro F, Atzori L, Gallo G, Ribero S, Simonetti O, Barruscotti S, Boccaletti V, Marzano AV, Bianchi L, Micali G, Piraccini BM, Fargnoli MC, Abeni D, Peris K. Assessing a measure for Quality of Life in patients with severe Alopecia Areata: a multicentric Italian study. Front Public Health. 2024 Aug 16;12:1415334. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1415334. PMID: 39220459; PMCID: PMC11363427.
Starace M, Cedirian S, Rapparini L, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. Vorasidenib- Induced Trichomegaly and Hypertrichosis: a New Side Effect in a Patient with Diffuse Astrocytoma. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2024 Oct;14(10):2917-2921. doi: 10.1007/s13555-024-01263-4. Epub 2024 Aug 31. PMID: 39215942; PMCID: PMC11480275.
Cedirian S, Rapparini L, Sechi A, Piraccini BM, Starace M. Diagnosis and Management of Scalp Metastases: A Review. Diagnostics (Basel). 2024 Jul 30;14(15):1638. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14151638. PMID: 39125514; PMCID: PMC11311314.
Baracca MF, Rapparini L, Starace M, Neri I, Piraccini BM. Nail Changes and Periungual Dermatitis in a Finger of a Seven-Year-Old Girl. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2024 Jul 1;14(3):e2024209. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1403a209. PMID: 39122534; PMCID: PMC11556676.
Bardazzi F, Natale A, Clarizio G, Massi A, Sacchelli L, Starace MVR. Grinspan Syndrome: Does it Really Exist? - An Opinion Article. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2024 Jul 1;14(3):e2024178. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1403a178. PMID: 39122518; PMCID: PMC11313901.
Gnesotto L, Piraccini BM, Starace M, Naldi L, Mioso G, Sechi A. Efficacy of Fractional Versus Fully Ablative CO<sub>2</sub> Laser for Distolateral Onychomycosis: Experience With 20 Patients. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2024 Jul 1;14(3):e2024121. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1403a121. PMID: 39122489; PMCID: PMC11314207.
Starace MVR, Gupta AK, Bamimore MA, Talukder M, Quadrelli F, Piraccini BM. The Comparative Effects of Monotherapy with Topical Minoxidil, Oral Finasteride, and Topical Finasteride in Postmenopausal Women with Pattern Hair Loss: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Skin Appendage Disord. 2024 Aug;10(4):293-300. doi: 10.1159/000538621. Epub 2024 Apr 29. PMID: 39108554; PMCID: PMC11299975.
Lemos TB, Cortez de Almeida RF, Frattini S, Starace M, Melo DF. Trichoscopy of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus in the Black Scalp: A Literature Review. Skin Appendage Disord. 2024 Aug;10(4):307-311. doi: 10.1159/000534430. Epub 2023 Oct 27. PMID: 39021762; PMCID: PMC11249789.
Sar-Pomian M, Starace MVR, Lencastre A, Piraccini BM, Richert B, Rudnicka L, Trakatelli MG, Iorizzo M. Dermoscopic Nail Changes in Psoriasis, Lichen Planus, and Lichen Striatus. Skin Appendage Disord. 2024 Aug;10(4):273-292. doi: 10.1159/000538581. Epub 2024 May 8. Erratum in: Skin Appendage Disord. 2024 Aug;10(4):334. doi: 10.1159/000539457. PMID: 39021761; PMCID: PMC11250660.
Beyzaee AM, Babaei M, Ghoreishi B, Waśkiel-Burnat A, Rudnicka L, Starace M, Tosti A, Patil A, Sinclair R, Goldust M, Rahmatpour Rokni G. Isotretinoin as a promising option in the treatment of facial papules of frontal fibrosing alopecia. Int J Dermatol. 2024 Dec;63(12):1685-1690. doi: 10.1111/ijd.17356. Epub 2024 Jul 11. PMID: 38991994.
Starace M, Rapparini L, Cedirian S. Skin Malignancies Due to Anti-Cancer Therapies. Cancers (Basel). 2024 May 22;16(11):1960. doi: 10.3390/cancers16111960. PMID: 38893081; PMCID: PMC11171349.
D'avila L, Weffort F, Benez M, Machado CJ, Piraccini BM, Starace M, Quadrelli F, Fechini C, Gavazzoni Dias MFR, El Kadi N, Montoya CL, Lima C, Alves LD, Ocampo MA, Tosti A, Vincenzi C, Brenner F, Sánchez-Dueñas LE, Cortez de Almeida RF, Melo DF. Trichoscopic findings in patients using eyelash extensions: A multicentre retrospective analysis of 51 cases. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025 Feb;39(2):e125-e127. doi: 10.1111/jdv.20134. Epub 2024 Jun 7. PMID: 38847064.
Starace M, Cedirian S, Rapparini L, Quadrelli F, Pampaloni F, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. Enhanced Insights into Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Advancements in Pathogenesis Understanding and Management Strategies. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2024 Jun;14(6):1457-1477. doi: 10.1007/s13555-024-01186-0. Epub 2024 May 31. PMID: 38822213; PMCID: PMC11169308.
Piraccini BM, Rapparini L, Quadrelli F, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Cedirian S, Pampaloni F, Marcelli E, Bortolani B, Giampieri E, Gallo G, Torrelli F, Sciamarrelli N, Quaglino P, Tomasini C, Barruscotti S, Ambrogio F, Foti C, Picciallo M, Caro G, Rossi A, Pellacani G, Ala L, Acri MC, Diluvio L, Matteini E, Bianchi L, Argenziano G, Babino G, Fulgione E, Gnesotto L, Sechi A, Naldi L, Tassone F, Peris K, Caldarola G, Caposiena Caro RD, Bazzacco G, Zalaudek I, Vastarella M, Cantelli M, Patrì A, Dall'oglio F, Lacarrubba F, Micali G, Fraghì A, Boccaletti V, Marzano AV, Barbareschi M, Silvio M, Vagnozzi E, Fargnoli MC, Caponio C, Atzori L, Sanna S, Anedda J, Feliciani C, DE Felici Del Giudice MB, Scandagli I, Prignano F, Rongioletti F, Podo Brunetti A, Bigotto GD, Offidani AM, Simonetti O, Lembo S, Raimondo A, Balestri R, Ioris T, Gisondi P, Bellinato F, Trovato E, Cinotti E, Papini M, Cicoletti M, Corazza M, Starace M. Italian National Registry of Alopecia Areata: an epidemiological study of 699 Italian patients. Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2024 Jun;159(3):336-343. doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.24.07934-9. PMID: 38808459.
Orioni G, Velez-Pelaez MC, Starace MVR, Tengattini V, Raschi E, La Placa M. Symmetrical cutaneous rash in two women. Clin Case Rep. 2024 Apr 30;12(5):e8877. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8877. PMID: 38689690; PMCID: PMC11060881.
Starace M, Pampaloni F, Lazaridou E, Kyrmanidou E, Stratigos A, Lallas A, Katoulis A, Sgouros D, Quadrelli F, Rapparini L, Cedirian S, Bruni F, Ala L, Rossi A, Piraccini BM, Apalla Z. Current Diagnostic and Therapeutic Practices in Alopecia Areata in Two Mediterranean Countries: A Survey-Based Study. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2024 Apr;14(4):953-970. doi: 10.1007/s13555-024-01141-z. Epub 2024 Apr 10. PMID: 38598171; PMCID: PMC11052953.
Bardazzi F, Starace M, Loi C, Filippi F, Peron I, Sacchelli L. More than mere lipomas? J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2024 Apr;22(4):601-603. doi: 10.1111/ddg.15362. Epub 2024 Mar 20. PMID: 38506609.
Starace M, Rapparini L, Quadrelli F, Cedirian S, Pampaloni F, Piraccini BM. When onychoscopy makes the difference in a longitudinal furrow on the nail plate: Myxoid pseudocyst versus ungual fibrokeratoma. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2024 Oct;38(10):e861-e862. doi: 10.1111/jdv.19945. Epub 2024 Mar 9. PMID: 38459785.
Starace M, Rapparini L, Cedirian S, Evangelista V, Pampaloni F, Bruni F, Misciali C, Rubino D, Zamagni C, Pileri A, Piraccini BM. Management of cutaneous adverse events caused by antineoplastic therapies: a single-center experience. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Feb 29;32(3):200.
Buzatto BC, Lemes LR, Cortez de Almeida RF, Machado CJ, Starace M, Piraccini BM, Alessandrini A, Quadrelli F, Marti M, Rudnicka L, Wáskiel Burnat A, Doroshkevich A, Silyuk T, Iorizzo M, Rigatti M, Tosti A, Vincenzi C, Mercau S, Sánchez-Dueñas LE, Asz Sigall D, Dos Santos Lima C, Baptista E, de Carvalho R, Faro GBA, Doche I, Melo DF. Diffuse pattern of alopecia areata in children: A multicentre retrospective study with 67 patients. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2024 Feb 26.
Starace M, Loi C, Cedirian S, Bruni F, Filippi F, La Placa M, Piraccini BM, Bardazzi F. Trichoscopy as a monitoring tool in assessing treatment response in scalp pemphigus. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2024 Feb 19.
Starace M, Cedirian S, Gurioli C, Chessa MA, Piraccini BM, Neri I. Spotted Lunula in Alopecia Areata: Clinical and Onychoscopic Features of an Unusual Sign. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2024 Jan 1;14(1):e2024002.
de Brito FOX, de Almeida RFC, Frattini S, Barcaui CB, Starace M, Melo DF. Is there a Rationale for the Use of Lymecycline for Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia? Dermatol Pract Concept. 2024 Jan 1;14(1):e2024018.
ASAMI Consensus Survey Study Group; Moussa A, Bennett M, Wall D, Meah N, York K, Bokhari L, Asfour L, Rees H, Abraham LS, Asz-Sigall D, Basmanav FB, Bergfeld W, Betz RC, Bhoyrul B, Blume-Peytavi U, Callender V, Chitreddy V, Combalia A, Cotsarelis G, Craiglow B, Dhurat R, Donovan J, Doroshkevich A, Eisman S, Farrant P, Ferrando J, Gadzhigoroeva A, Green J, Grimalt R, Harries M, Hordinsky M, Irvine A, Jolliffe V, Kaiumov S, King B, Lee J, Lee WS, Li J, Lortkipanidze N, McMichael A, Mesinkovska NA, Messenger A, Mirmirani P, Olsen E, Orlow SJ, Ovcharenko Y, Piraccini BM, Pirmez R, Rakowska A, Reygagne P, Rudnicka L, Corralo DS, Senna M, Shapiro J, Sharma P, Siliuk T, Starace M, Suchonwanit P, Takwale A, Tosti A, Vañó-Galván S, Visser WI, Vogt A, Wade M, Yip L, Zhou C, Sinclair R. The Alopecia Areata Severity and Morbidity Index (ASAMI) Study: Results From a Global Expert Consensus Exercise on Determinants of Alopecia Areata Severity. JAMA Dermatol. 2024 Feb 7.
Starace M, Cedirian S, Quadrelli F, Piraccini BM. Iontophoresis as a potential treatment for alopecia areata incognita. Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2024 Jan 30.
Curti N, Merli Y, Zengarini C, Starace M, Rapparini L, Marcelli E, Carlini G, Buschi D, Castellani GC, Piraccini BM, Bianchi T, Giampieri E. Automated Prediction of Photographic Wound Assessment Tool in Chronic Wound Images. J Med Syst. 2024 Jan 16;48(1):14.
Rossi A, Caro G, Starace M, Piraccini BM; Italian Study Group on Cutaneous Adnexal Disease of the Italian Society of Dermatology and Sexual Transmitted diseases (SIDeMaST). Integration to the "Italian guidelines in diagnosis and treatment of alopecia areata". Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2024 Feb;159(1):78-79.
Rudnicka L, Arenbergerova M, Grimalt R, Ioannides D, Katoulis AC, Lazaridou E, Olszewska M, Ovcharenko YS, Piraccini BM, Prohic A, Rakowska A, Reygagne P, Richard MA, Soares RO, Starace M, Vañó-Galvan S, Waskiel-Burnat A. European expert consensus statement on the systemic treatment of alopecia areata. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2024 Jan 2.
Gnesotto L, Mioso G, Starace M, Piraccini BM, Naldi L, Sechi A. Nail Lichen Striatus Affecting Adjacent Nails: A Sign of Blaschko Lines. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023 Oct 1;13(4):e2023208.
Starace M, Milan E, Summa G, Alessandrini AM, Sechi A, Iorizzo M, Di Chiacchio NG, Di Chiacchio N, Piraccini BM. Onychoscopic characteristics of Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton interdigitalis fungal infections: A multicentric study. Mycoses. 2023 Nov 15.
Khutsishvili N, Rudnicka L, Ovcharenko Y, Starace M, Buchukuri I, Pataraia S, Lortkipanidze N. Trichoscopy - a valuable tool for identifying conditions mimicking androgenetic alopecia. Int J Dermatol. 2024 Jan;63(1):23-31.
Lobato-Berezo A, Escolà-Rodríguez A, Courtney A, Chim I, Ruiz-Villaverde R, Imbernón-Moya A, Velasco-Tamariz V, Vañó-Galván S, Gil-Redondo R, Del Boz J, Garnacho Saucedo G, Starace M, Saceda-Corralo D, Quadrelli F, Piraccini BM, Pujol RM. Acne keloidalis nuchae: An international multicentric review of 79 patients. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023 Nov 1.
Lanzoni A, Rapparini L, Pagliara A, Misciali C, Starace M, Piraccini BM. Chromoblastomycosis, A Neglected Fungal Infection. Mycopathologia. 2023 Oct 19.
Alamon-Reig F, Bosch-Amate X, Giavedoni P, Nikolaou V, Mangas C, Apalla Z, Mayor A, Oikonomou C, Starace M, Sibaud V, Carrera C. Use of omalizumab is associated with improvement of pruritic skin disorders induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors: A retrospective cohort from the European Task Force of Dermatology for Cancer Patients. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 Oct 14: S0190-9622(23)03011-6.
Starace M, Cedirian S, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Piraccini BM, Iorizzo M. Self-induced nail disorders (SINDs): What do we know so far? Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2023 Oct 7:S0151-9638(23)00057-1.
Sechi A, Starace M, Piraccini BM, Wortsman X. Ultrasound Features of Onychopapilloma at High-Frequency and Ultra-High Frequency. J Ultrasound Med. 2023 Sep 26.
Iorizzo M, Sirtoli Marcondes MT, Sechi A, Therianou A, Piraccini BM, Starace M. Female diffuse non-cicatricial alopecia-The diagnostic value of trichoscopy. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023 Sep 13.
Sarkis A, Cortez de Almeida RF, Lemes LR, Obadia DL, Machado CJ, Müller-Ramos P, Pedretti M, Starace M, Quadrelli F, Piraccini BM, Alessandrini A, Rossi A, Saceda-Corralo D, Khobzei K, Iorizzo M, Vañó-Galván S, Silyuk T, Tosti A, Vincenzi C, Fechine COC, Anzai A, Rigatti M, Minotto R, D'Atri G, Kakizaki P, Mercau S, Oliveira-Soares R, Navarro Tuculet C, Cappetta ME, Alves LD, Pinto GM, Lima CDS, Frattini S, Melo DF. Folliculitis decalvans in women: A retrospective multicentre study of 150 patients. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023 Aug 18.
May Lee M, Naldi L, Piraccini BM, Starace M, Alessandrini A, Sechi A. Trichoscopy as a Tool to Evaluate Early Dissecting Cellulitis in Patients Affected by Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Prospective Monocentric Observational Study. Skin Appendage Disord. 2023 Aug;9(4):275-279.
Gupta AK, Polla Ravi S, Wang T, Talukder M, Starace M, Piraccini BM. Systematic review of mesotherapy: a novel avenue for the treatment of hair loss. J Dermatolog Treat. 2023 Dec;34(1):2245084.
Starace M, Piraccini BM, Carpanese MA, Iorizzo M, Apalla Z. Folliculitis- Decalvans Like Alopecia During Treatment with EGFR Inhibitors for Lung Cancer: A Case Series of 6 Patients. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023 Jul 1;13(3):e2023180.
Rodriguez Melo R, Cortez de Almeida RF, Starace MVR, Melo DF. Positive Anagen Pull Test Predicting Lichen Planopilaris Activity. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023 Jul 1;13(3):e2023140.
Starace M, Yamagata JP, Cortez de Almeida RF, Frattini S, Bruni F, Alessandrini A, Iorizzo M, Melo DF, Neri I, Piraccini BM. A Practical Algorithm for the Management of Superficial Folliculitis of the Scalp: 10 Years of Clinical and Dermoscopy Experience. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023 Jul 1;13(3):e2023131.
Iorizzo M, Waśkiel-Burnat A, Anedda J, Piraccini BM, Apalla Z, Rudnicka L, Starace M. Persistent Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia Treated With Low Dose Oral Minoxidil: A Multicenter Retrospective Case Series of 15 Patients. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023 Jul 1;13(3):e2023152.
Sollena P, Vasiliki N, Kotteas E, Stratigos AJ, Fattore D, Orlandi A, Mannino M, Di Pumpo M, Fida M, Starace M, Apalla Z, Romano MC, Riganti J, Segura S, Martinez AF, Fabbrocini G, Sibaud V, Peris K, On Behalf Of The Eadv Task Force Dermatology For Cancer Patients. Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4/6 Inhibitors and Dermatologic Adverse Events: Results from the EADV Task Force "Dermatology for Cancer Patients" International Study. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jul 18;15(14):3658.
Waśkiel-Burnat A, Rakowska A, Zaremba M, Maciejewska M, Blicharz L, Starace M, Iorizzo M, Piraccini BM, Olszewska M, Rudnicka L. Markers of Venous Thromboembolism Risk in Patients with Alopecia Areata: Is There Anything to Worry about? Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2023 Aug;13(8):1847-1855.
Cedirian S, Bruni F, Quadrelli F, Caro G, Fortuna M, Rossi A, Piraccini BM, Starace M. Clinical study on the efficacy and tolerability of a topical regenerative treatment in patients with telogen effluvium and mild androgenetic alopecia. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2023 Jul 6.
Starace M, Bruni F, Marcondes MT, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM. The identification of trichoscopic features of allergic scalp contact dermatitis: a pilot-study of a single center. Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2023 Aug;158(4):334-340.
Starace M, Cedirian S, Bruni F, Alessandrini AM, Quadrelli F, Sechi A, Piraccini BM. Clinical study on the efficacy and tolerability of an oral supplement based on arginine, l-cystine, zinc and B6 vitamin (Cystiphane®) in patients with telogen effluvium. Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2023 Jun;158(3):255-261.
Rayinda T, McSweeney SM, Fenton D, Stefanato CM, Harries M, Palamaras I, Tidman A, Holmes S, Koutalopoulou A, Ardern-Jones M, Williams G, Papanikou S, Chasapi V, Vañó-Galvan S, Saceda-Corralo D, Melián-Olivera A, Azcarraga-Llobet C, Lobato-Berezo A, Bustamante M, Sunyer J, Starace MVR, Piraccini BM, Wiss IP, Senna MM, Singh R, Hilmann K, Kanti-Schmidt V, Blume-Peytavi U, Simpson M, McGrath JA, Dand N, Tziotzios C. Shared Genetic Risk Variants in Both Male and Female Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia. J Invest Dermatol. 2023 Nov;143(11):2311-2314.e5.
Longo C, Pampena R, Moscarella E, Chester J, Starace M, Cinotti E, Piraccini BM, Argenziano G, Peris K, Pellacani G. Dermoscopy of melanoma according to different body sites: Head and neck, trunk, limbs, nail, mucosal and acral. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023 Sep;37(9):1718-1730.
Dika E, Starace M, Alessandrini A, Patrizi A, Baraldi C, Misciali C, Fanti PA, Waśkiel-Burnat A, Rudnicka L, Piraccini BM. The Histopathologic Evaluation of Diagnostic Procedures in Nail Melanoma. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023 Apr 1;13(2):e2023092.
Starace M, Milan E, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. Minoxidil and vitamin E therapy for nail growth disorders: A retrospective study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023 Oct;37(10):e1226-e1228.
Starace M, Cedirian S, Alessandrini AM, Bruni F, Quadrelli F, Melo DF, Silyuk T, Doroshkevich A, Piraccini BM, Iorizzo M. Impact and Management of Loss of Eyebrows and Eyelashes. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2023 Jun;13(6):1243-1253.
Starace M, Pampaloni F, Bruni F, Quadrelli F, Cedirian S, Baraldi C, Misciali C, Di Martino A, Sabatelli P, Merlini L, Piraccini BM. Alopecia in Patients with Collagen VI-Related Myopathies: A Novel/Unrecognized Scalp Phenotype. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Apr 3;24(7):6678.
Maltoni G, Cedirian S, Scozzarella A, Bernardini L, Piraccini BM, Starace M. A child with generalized hypertrichosis due to secondary topical minoxidil exposure. Pediatr Dermatol. 2023 Jul-Aug;40(4):753-754.
Starace M, Vezzoni R, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Baraldi C, Misciali C, Zelin E, Iorizzo M, Piraccini BM. Superficial acral fibromyxoma: Clinical, dermoscopic and histological features of a rare nail tumour. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023 Apr 5.
Sechi A, Song J, Dell'Antonia M, Heidemeyer K, Piraccini BM, Starace M, Naldi L. Adverse events in patients treated with Jak-inhibitors for alopecia areata: A systematic review. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023 Apr 4.
Starace M, Piraccini BM, Evangelista V, Bruni F, Alessandrini A. Acute telogen effluvium due to Dengue fever mimicking androgenetic alopecia. Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2023 Feb;158(1):66-67.
Iorizzo M, Gioia Di Chiacchio N, Di Chiacchio N, Grover C, Lipner SR, Richert B, Piraccini BM, Starace M, Tosti A. Intralesional steroid injections for inflammatory nail dystrophies in the pediatric population. Pediatr Dermatol. 2023 Mar 20.
Starace M, Orioni G, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Baraldi C, Misciali C, Piraccini BM. Digital Ulcers: Multidisciplinary Approach and Dermatological Management. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023 Jan 1;13(1):e2023019.
Starace M, Rubin AI, Di Chiacchio NG, Pampaloni F, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM, Iorizzo M. Diagnose und chirurgische Behandlung gutartiger Tumoren der Nägel. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2023 Feb;21(2):116-130.
Starace M, Rubin AI, Di Chiacchio NG, Pampaloni F, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM, Iorizzo M. Diagnosis and surgical treatment of benign nail unit tumors. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2023 Feb;21(2):116-129.
Ingen-Housz-Oro S, Milpied B, Bensaid B, Elshot Y, Brüggen MC, Starace M, Kaffenberger BH, Carrera C, Pham-Ledard A, Freites-Martinez A, Sanchez-Pena P, Lebrun-Vignes B, French LE, Sibaud V. Drug reactions with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors: an international cohort of 13 cases. Melanoma Res. 2023 Feb 6.
Starace M, Carpanese MA, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. Oral supplementation in female telogen effluvium: a clinical and instrumental objective evidence of efficacy and tolerability of new oral cosmetic treatment. Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2023 Jan 16.
Alessandrini A, Evangelista V, Barisani A, Vaccari S, Dika E, Piraccini BM, Starace M. Recurrent Microinvasive Subungueal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a HIV Patient: a Case of Good Response to Photodynamic Therapy. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2022 Oct 1;12(4): e2022136. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1204a136. PMID: 36534528; PMCID: PMC9681227.
Abbenante D, Starace MVR, Leuzzi M, Chessa MA, Piraccini BM, Neri I. Branching Dilated Vessels: A Possible Trichoscopic Clue for Diagnosis of Erosive Pustular Dermatosis of the Scalp in Children. Skin Appendage Disord. 2022 Nov;8(6):482-485. doi: 10.1159/000524650. Epub 2022 May 12. PMID: 36407645; PMCID: PMC9672863.
Starace MVR, Vezzoni R, Misciali C, La Placa M, Piraccini BM. If You Hear Hoof Beats, Sometimes Think Zebras. Skin Appendage Disord. 2022 Nov;8(6):515-519. doi: 10.1159/000525048. Epub 2022 Jun 27. PMID: 36407638; PMCID: PMC9672866.
Starace M, Alessandrini AM, Cua VCS, Cucinotta FF, Bruni F, Iorizzo M, Piraccini BM. Retrospective study correlating the clinical outcome of alopecia areata with specific prognostic factors. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2022 Nov 15. doi: 10.1111/jdv.18748. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36377915.
Jartarkar S, Patil A, Waskiel-Burnat A, Rudnicka L, Starace M, Grabbe S, Goldust M. Artificial Intelligence in Hair and Nail Disorders. J Drugs Dermatol. 2022 Oct 1;21(10):1049-1052. doi: 10.36849/JDD.6519. PMID: 36219051.
Carpanese MA, Guglielmo A, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Piraccini B, Starace M. Familial frontal fibrosing alopecia: the first Italian case. Ital J Dermatol Venerol. 2022 Oct;157(5):457-458. doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.22.07223-1. PMID: 36213974.
Starace M, Waśkiel-Burnat A, Bruni F, Alessandrini A, Dika E, Piraccini MB, Iorizzo M. Combination of topical fluorouracil and salicylic acid as a therapeutic option for recalcitrant warts of the nail unit. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2022 Sep 27. doi: 10.1111/jdv.18591. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36164812.
Freites-Martinez A, Nikolaou V, Lallas K, Carrera C, Sollena P, Apalla Z, Starace M, Fattore D, Fabbrocini G, Segura S, Riganti J, Sibaud V. Clinical characterization and treatment outcomes of follicular cutaneous immune-related adverse events caused by immune checkpoint inhibitors: a multicenter retrospective study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Sep 21:S0190-9622(22)02769-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.08.063. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36152697.
Cortez de Almeida RF, Ferreira BFM, Melo DF, Benez M, Vincenzi C, Starace M, Tosti A. Dermoscopic Findings of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus Involving the Eyelids. Skin Appendage Disord. 2022 Sep;8(5):424-426. doi: 10.1159/000524239. Epub 2022 Apr 25. PMID: 36161083; PMCID: PMC9485923.
Starace M, Carpanese MA, Pampaloni F, Dika E, Pileri A, Rubino D, Alessandrini A, Zamagni C, Baraldi C, Misciali C, Patrizi A, Bianchi T, Apalla Z, Piraccini BM. Management of malignant cutaneous wounds in oncologic patients. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Sep;30(9):7615-7623. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07194-0. Epub 2022 Jun 8. PMID: 35672478; PMCID: PMC9385755.
Fino E, Chessa MA, Starace M, Piraccini BM, Mazzetti M. Soothing with one's words: Positive doctor-patient communication modulates post-surgery pain and quality of physical activity in patients undergoing nail surgery. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2022 Aug 22. doi: 10.1111/jdv.18544. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35993152.
Starace M, Granger C, Carpanese MA, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. Review of the literature on the efficacy and safety of a new cosmetic topical treatment containing Pistacia lentiscus and hyaluronic acid for the treatment of nail plate damages. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2022 Aug 13. doi: 10.1111/jocd.15302. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35962760.
Nikolaou VA, Apalla Z, Carrera C, Fattore D, Sollena P, Riganti J, Segura S, Freites-Martinez A, Lallas K, Romano MC, Oikonomou C, Starace M, Dimopoulos MA, Kyrgidis A, Lazaridou E, Giavedoni P, Annunziata MC, Peris K, Echeverría M, Lopez-Tujillo E, Syrigos K, Papageorgiou C, Podlipnik S, Fabbrocini G, Torre AC, Kemanetzi C, Villa-Crespo L, Lallas A, Stratigos AJ, Sibaud V. Clinical associations and classification of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced cutaneous toxicities: a multicentre study from the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Task Force of Dermatology for Cancer Patients. Br J Dermatol. 2022 Jul 21. doi: 10.1111/bjd.21781. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35861701.
Starace M, Pampaloni F, Carpanese Miriam A, Sechi A, Bruni F, Alessandrini A. Is a Triggering Role or a Causative Role of PD-1/PDL-1 Inhibitors in the Development of Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis? Dermatol Pract Concept. 2022 Jul 1;12(3):e2022105. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1203a105. PMID: 36159126; PMCID: PMC9464532.
Ingen-Housz-Oro S, Milpied B, Badrignans M, Carrera C, Elshot YS, Bensaid B, Segura S, Apalla Z, Markova A, Staumont-Sallé D, Marti-Marti I, Giavedoni P, Chua SL, Darrigade AS, Dezoteux F, Starace M, Torre AC, Riganti J, de Prost N, Lebrun-Vignes B, Bauvin O, Walsh S, Ortonne N, French LE, Sibaud V. Severe blistering eruptions induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors: a multicentre international study of 32 cases. Melanoma Res. 2022 Jun 1;32(3):205-210.
Melo DF, Müller Ramos P, Iorizzo M, Lima CDS, Pinto EB, Cortez de Almeida RF, Machado CJ, Starace M. Epidemiological, Clinical, Trichoscopic, and Histopathological Features of Lupus Erythematous Mimicking Alopecia Areata: A Multicenter Retrospective Study. Skin Appendage Disord. 2022 May;8(3):236-240. doi: 10.1159/000520825. Epub 2022 Jan 3. PMID: 35707286; PMCID: PMC9149462.
Starace MVR, Alessandrini A, Tosti A, Piraccini BM. Nails Involvement in Winiwarter-Buerger Disease. Skin Appendage Disord. 2022 Mar;8(2):142-145.
Bardazzi F, Guglielmo A, Abbenante D, Sacchelli L, Sechi A, Starace MVR. New insights into alopecia areata during COVID-19 pandemic: When infection or vaccination could play a role. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2022 May;21(5):1796-1798. doi: 10.1111/jocd.14864. Epub 2022 Mar 14. PMID: 35182005; PMCID: PMC9115072.
Iorizzo M, Starace M. Card Test as a Simple Method to Diagnose Short Anagen Syndrome. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2022 Apr 1;12(2):e2022059.
Starace M, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM. Onychodynia: a new term of painful sensation and paresthesia of the nails. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2022 Jun
Ceccarelli MA, Gavilanes-Coloma MC, D'almeida L, Azulay D, Iorizzo M, Starace M, Haneke E, Nakamura RC. Description of the most severe signs in nail lichen planus: a strategy to contribute to the diagnosis of the severe stage. Int J Dermatol. 2022 Mar 24.
Piraccini BM, Starace M, Rubin AI, Di Chiacchio NG, Iorizzo M, Rigopoulos D; A working group of the European Nail Society. Onychomycosis: Recommendations for Diagnosis, Assessment of Treatment Efficacy, and Specialist Referral. The CONSONANCE Consensus Project. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2022 Mar 9.
Iorizzo M, Starace M, Vano-Galvan S, Piraccini BM, Reygagne P, Rudnicka L, Silyuk T, Sinclair R, Tosti A. Refractory folliculitis decalvans treated with adalimumab: a case series of 23 patients. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Mar 1:S0190-9622(22)00358-9.
Starace M, Orlando G, Iorizzo M, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Mandel VD, Awatef K, Cabo H, Fabbrocini G, Hanane B, Lanssens S, Lobato-Berezo A, Mernissi FZ, Paoli J, Patrí A, Sabban ENC, Sławińska M, Sobjanek M, Zaar O, Pellacani G, Piraccini BM. Clinical and Dermoscopic Approaches to Diagnosis of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Results From a Multicenter Study of the International Dermoscopy Society. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2022 Jan 1;12(1):e2022080.
Kolla A, Starace M, Svigos K, Yin L, Rich P, Krueger L, Adotama P, Shapiro J, Piraccini B, Lo Sicco K. Dermatologists' knowledge of dermoscopic features in hair and nail disorders. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2022 Feb 11.
Starace M, Alessandrini A, Iorizzo M, D'Altobrando A, Ferrari T, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. A pilot study of intralesional methotrexate injections versus triamcinolone acetonide in patients affected by nail matrix psoriasis. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022 Feb 3.
Sous D, Starace MVR, Chen L, Nieman EL, Anadkat MJ, Piraccini BM, Coughlin CC. Recurrent Onychomadesis of the Toenails in Children and Adults: A Case Series. Skin Appendage Disord. 2022 Jan;8(1):31-33.
Iorizzo M, Starace M, Pasch MC. Leukonychia: What Can White Nails Tell Us? Am J Clin Dermatol. 2022 Mar;23(2):177-193.
Starace M, Vezzoni R, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Carpanese M, Melo DF, Piraccini BM. Tufted hairs: A bouquet of flowers in different hair diseases. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2022 Jan 10.
Dika E, de Biase D, Lambertini M, Alessandrini AM, Acquaviva G, De Leo A, Tallini G, Ricci C, Starace M, Misciali C, Piraccini BM. Mutational landscape in squamous cell carcinoma of the nail unit. Exp Dermatol. 2021 Dec 24. doi:10.1111/exd.14518. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34951714.
Trüeb RM, Starace MVR, Piraccini BM, Rezende HD, Reis Gavazzoni Dias MF. Trichodynia Revisited. Skin Appendage Disord. 2021 Nov;7(6):449-453. doi: 10.1159/000517463. Epub 2021 Jul 19. PMID: 34901175; PMCID: PMC8613582.
Melo DF, Saceda-Corralo D, Tosti A, Weffort F, Carla Jorge M, de Barros CC, de Melo Carvalho R, Starace M. Frontal edema due to mesotherapy for androgenetic alopecia: A case series. Dermatol Ther. 2021 Dec 7:e15247. doi: 10.1111/dth.15247. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34877759.
Sechi A, Zengarini C, Piraccini BM, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Patrizi A, Naldi L, Starace M. Treatment of retronychia: A systematic review and suggested treatment algorithm. Dermatol Ther. 2021 Dec 7:e15251. doi: 10.1111/dth.15251. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34877747.
Starace M, Orlando G, Bruni F, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM. Anagen effluvium and the role of trichoscopy. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Oct 13. doi: 10.1111/ced.14982. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34642956.
Starace M, Carpanese MA, Bruni F, Neri I, Piraccini BM, Alessandrini A. What's Under the Veil? Dermatol Pract Concept. 2021 Jul 8;11(3):e2021042. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1103a42. PMID: 34414003; PMCID: PMC8337040.
Starace M, Gurioli C, Carpanese MA, Bruni F, Piraccini BM, Patrizi A. Alessandrini A. Short anagen syndrome: A case series and algorithm for diagnosis. Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Sep;38(5):1157-1161. doi: 10.1111/pde.14750. Epub 2021 Aug 18. PMID: 34409646.
Starace M, Alessandrini A, Ferrari T, Wong V, Baraldi C, Piraccini BM. Clinical and onychoscopic features of histopathologically proven onychopapillomas and literature update. J Cutan Pathol. 2021 Aug 15. doi: 10.1111/cup.14119. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34396563.
Starace M, Vezzoni R, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Carpanese MA, Misciali C, Sechi A, Piraccini BM. Therapeutic approach with squaric acid dibutylester for steroid resistant-alopecia areata incognita: A pilot study of a single center. Dermatol Ther. 2021 Sep;34(5):e15096. doi: 10.1111/dth.15096. Epub 2021 Sep 3. PMID: 34390608.
Starace M, Iorizzo M, Sechi A, Alessandrini AM, Carpanese M, Bruni F, Vara G, Apalla Z, Asz-Sigall D, Barruscotti S, Camacho F, Doche I, Estrada BD, Dhurat R, Gavazzoni MF, Grimalt R, Harries M, Ioannidis D, McMichael A, Melo DF, Oliveira R, Ovcharenko Y, Pirmez R, Ramot Y, Rudnicka L, Shapiro J, Silyuk T, Sinclair R, Tosti A, Vano-Galvan S, Piraccini BM. Trichodynia and telogen effluvium in COVID-19 patients: Results of an international expert opinion survey on diagnosis and management. JAAD Int. 2021 Dec;5:11-18. doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2021.07.006. Epub 2021 Aug 3. PMID: 34368790; PMCID: PMC8328568.
Iorizzo M, Starace M, di Altobrando A, Alessandrini A, Veneziano L, Piraccini BM. The value of dermoscopy of the nail plate free edge and hyponychium. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Jul 13.
Starace M, Ferrari T, Bruni F, Patrizi A, Alessandrini A. Report of cutaneous loxoscelism caused by violin spider bite in Northern Italy. Int J Dermatol. 2021 Jul 13.
Starace M, Iorizzo M, Mandel VD, Bruni F, Misciali C, Apalla Z, Silyuk T, Pellacani G, Patrizi A, Piraccini BM, Alessandrini A. Scalp dysesthesia and lichen simplex chronicus: diagnostic and therapeutic update with literature review. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Jun 17.
Alessandrini AM, Bruni F, Piraccini BM, Starace M. The Effectiveness and Tolerability of Preformed Growth Factors Vehiculated Through Iontophoresis on Patients with Androgenetic Alopecia and Telogen Effluvium: A Clinical Study. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2021 May 20;11(3): e2021082.
Gallo G, Pileri A, Starace M, Alessandrini A, Guglielmo A, Ribero S, Quaglino P, Piraccini BM. Clinical and trichoscopic features in 18 cases of Folliculotropic Mycosis Fungoides with scalp involvement. Sci Rep. 2021 May 18;11(1):10555.
Bruni F, Alessandrini A, Starace M, Orlando G, Piraccini BM. Clinical and trichoscopic features in various forms of scalp psoriasis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 May 15.
Sechi A, Starace M, Alessandrini A, Caposiena Caro RD, Piraccini BM. Digital Myxoid Cysts: Correlation of Initial and Long-Term Response to Steroid Injections. Dermatol Surg. 2021 Jan 22.
Hesham Ali Elwan Y, Abdel Azim A, Starace M, Shawky Abd Elhafiz H. Nd:YAG Laser in the Treatment of Nail Psoriasis: Clinical and Dermoscopic Assessment. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2021 Mar 8;11(2): e2021140.
Starace M, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM. Dermoscopy of the Nail Unit. Dermatol Clin. 2021 Apr;39(2):293-304.
Bruni F, Di Altobrando A, Alessandrini A, Starace M, Piraccini BM, Vincenzi C. Delayed access and provision of dermatological care as a collateral damage of COVID-19-related fear: Allergic contact dermatitis to fluconazole. Contact Dermatitis. 2021 May;84(5):354-356.
Alessandrini A, Dika E, Starace M, Chessa MA, Piraccini BM. Diagnosis of Melanonychia. Dermatol Clin. 2021 Apr;39(2):255-267
Starace M, Carpanese MA, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM, Patrizi A, Neri I. Tinea corporis incognito due to Microsporum Gypseum: Report of eight cases in children. Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Mar 12
Starace M, Mandel VD, Francesca B, Alessandrini A, Misciali C, Apalla Z, Iorizzo M, Pellacani G, Silyuk T, Patrizi A, Piraccini BM, Alessandrini A. Lichen simplex chronicus of the scalp: dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy features. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Mar 2.
Vano-Galvan S, Pirmez R, Hermosa-Gelbard A, Moreno-Arrones OM, Saceda-Corralo D, Rodrigues-Barata R, Jimenez-Cauhe J, Koh WL, Poa J, Jerjen R, Trindade de CL, John J, Salas-Callo CI, Vincenzi C, Yin L, Lo-Sicco K, Waskiel-Burnat A, Starace M, Zamorano JL, Jaén-Olasolo P, Piraccini BM, Rudnicka L, Shapiro J, Tosti A, Sinclair R, Bhoyrul B. Safety of low-dose oral minoxidil for hair loss: a multicenter study of 1404 patients. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Feb 24: S0190-9622(21)00418-7.
Alessandrini A, Brattoli G, Piraccini BM, Di Altobrando A, Starace M. The Role of Trichoscopy in Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Skin Appendage Disord. 2021 Jan;7(1):29-35.
Starace M, Ambrogio F, Bruni F, Piraccini BM, Alessandrini A. Dermatophytic melanonychia: A case series of an increasing disease. Mycoses. 2021 Jan 6.
Starace M, Ferrari T, Pezzetta S, Savoia F, Zengarini C, Maria Piraccini B, Alessandrini A. Pigmented onychopapilloma in Caucasians: a case series of six patients. Int J Dermatol. 2020 Dec 25.
Alessandrini A, Starace M, D'Ovidio R, Villa L, Rossi A, Stan TR, Calzavara-Pinton P, Piraccini BM. Androgenetic alopecia in women and men: Italian guidelines adapted from European Dermatology Forum/European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology guidelines. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Oct;155(5):622-631.
Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Piraccini BM, Starace M. Common causes of hair loss- clinical manifestations, trichoscopy and therapy. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Mar;35(3):629-640.
Starace M, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM. Clinical evidences of urea at high concentration on skin and annexes. Int J Clin Pract. 2020 Dec;74 Suppl 187: e13740.
Starace M, Carpanese MA, Abbenante D, Bruni F, Piraccini BM, Alessandrini A. Atypical Presentation of Congenital Triangular Alopecia: A Case Series in Italy. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2020 Oct 26;10(4): e2020122.
Alessandrini A, Starace M, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. Bubble Hair and the Usefulness of Trichoscopy. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2020 Oct 26;10(4):e2020081.
Pileri A, Guglielmo A, Agostinelli C, Evangelista V, Bertuzzi C, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Starace M, Massi A, Broccoli A, Patrizi A, Zinzani PL, Piraccini BM. Cutaneous adverse-events in patients treated with Ibrutinib. Dermatol Ther. 2020 Aug 13: e14190.
Alessandrini A, Sechi A, Merli Y, Bruni F, Piraccini BM, Starace M. Intralesional steroid treatment for the intermediate stage of retronychia: A pilot study. Dermatol Ther. 2020 Aug 10: e14174.
Sechi A, Neri I, Patrizi A, Starace M, Savoia F, Leuzzi M, Caposiena Caro RD, Piraccini BM. Scalp hair whorl patterns in patients affected by Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A case-control study. Int J Trichology. 2020 Mar-Apr;12(2):56-61.
Barbareschi M, Vescovi V, Starace M, Piraccini BM, Milani M.Propylene glycol free 5% minoxidil lotion formulation: cosmetic acceptability, local tolerability, clinical efficacy and in-vitro skin absorption evaluations. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Jun;155(3):341-345.
Sechi A, Alessandrini A, Patrizi A, Starace M, Caposiena Caro RD, Vara G, Brandi N, Golfieri R, Piraccini BM. Ultrasound features of the subungual glomus tumor and squamous cell carcinomas. Skin Res Technol. 2020 Jun 25.
Moustafa F, Starace M, Ravaioli G, Piraccin BM. Recurrence of Herpes Zoster Infection in the Setting of Topical Immunosuppression for Erosive Pustular Dermatosis of the Scalp. Int J Trichology. 2020 Jan-Feb;12(1):29-31.
Neri I, Guglielmo A, Virdi A, Gaspari V, Starace M, Piraccini BM. The red half-moon nail sign: a novel manifestation of coronavirus infection. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Jun 13:10.1111/jdv.16747.
Orlando G, Starace M, Alessandrini A, Baraldi C, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. Commentary on: "Cicatricial pattern hair loss is not a variant of lichen planopilaris". J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 May 4: S0190-9622(20)30782-9.
Vollono L, Chessa MA, Bruno A, Starace M, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM. Nails: The Window to the Nose? Update on Yellow Nail Syndrome. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2020 Apr 3;10(2): e2020031.
Apalla Z, Lallas A, Longo C, Bobos M, Starace M, Lazaridou E, Piraccini BM. The dermoscopic pattern of blue nevi involving the nail apparatus. Eur J Dermatol. 2020 Apr 16.
Granger C, Starace M, Alessandrini A, Aladren S, Bruni F, Narda M, Perugini P, Piraccini BM. Efficacy and Acceptability of a New Water-Soluble Nail Strengthener Containing Pistacia lentiscus and Hyaluronic Acid to Improve the Appearance of Brittle Nails versus Untreated Nails: In vitro and Clinical Evidence. Skin Appendage Disord. 2020 Mar;6(2):108-114.
Di Altobrando A, Bruni F, Alessandrini A, Starace M, Misciali C, Piraccini BM. Severe de-novo palmoplantar and nail psoriasis complicating Nivolumab treatment for metastatic melanoma. Dermatol Ther. 2020 May;33(3):e13363.
Piccolo V, Piraccini BM, Argenziano G, Russo T, Alessandrini A, Starace M. Onychoscopy of allergic contact dermatitis caused by artificial nails: A double-center retrospective study on 34 patients. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Nov;83(5):1485-1487.
Iorizzo M, Tosti A, Starace M, Baran R, Daniel CR 3rd, Di Chiacchio N, Goettmann S, Grover C, Haneke E, Lipner SR, Rich P, Richert B, Rigopoulos D, Rubin AI, Zaiac M, Piraccini BM. Isolated nail lichen planus: An expert consensus on treatment of the classical form. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Feb 26:S0190-9622(20)30300-5.
Alessandrini A, Starace M, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. An Open Study to Evaluate Effectiveness and Tolerability of a Nail Oil Composed of Vitamin E and Essential Oils in Mild to Moderate Distal Subungual Onychomycosis. Skin Appendage Disord. 2020 Jan;6(1):14-18.
Dika E, Starace M, Lambertini M, Patrizi A, Veronesi G, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM. Orale und Nagelpigmentierungen: eine für den Kliniker nützliche Parallelität. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2020 Jan;18(1):7-16.
Chessa MA, Iorizzo M, Richert B, López-Estebaranz JL, Rigopoulos D, Tosti A, Gupta AK, Di Chiacchio N, Di Chiacchio NG, Rubin AI, Baran R, Lipner SR, Daniel R, Chiheb S, Grover C, Starace M, Piraccini BM. Correction to: Pathogenesis, Clinical Signs and Treatment Recommendations in Brittle Nails: A Review. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2020 Feb;10(1):231-232.
Starace M, Iorizzo M, Trüeb RM, Piccolo V, Argenziano G, Camacho FM, Gallyamova Y, Rudnicka L, Umbert I, Lyakhovitsky A, Vañó-Galván S, Goren A, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp: a multicentre study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Jun;34(6):1348-1354.
Dika E, Starace M, Lambertini M, Patrizi A, Veronesi G, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM. Oral and nail pigmentations: a useful parallelism for the clinician. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2020 Jan;18(1):7-14.
Starace M, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. Trachyonychia: a retrospective study of 122 patients in a period of 30 years. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Apr;34(4):880-884.
Starace M, Di Altobrando A, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM. A Double Case of Nail-Patella Syndrome in the Same Family: The Importance of Nail Changes as Diagnostic Clues for Renal Involvement. Skin Appendage Disord. 2019 Nov;5(6):405-408.
Starace M, Guicciardi F, Alessandrini A, Baraldi C, Ravaioli GM, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. Longstanding patchy alopecia areata along the hairline, a variety of alopecia areata mimicking frontal fibrosing alopecia and other cases of hair loss. Case series of 11 patients.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2019 Nov 23.
Chessa MA, Iorizzo M, Richert B, López-Esterbaranz JL, Rigopoulos D, Tosti A, Gupta AK, Di Chiacchio N, Di Chiacchio NG, Rubin AI, Baran R, Lipner SR, Daniel R, Chiheb S, Grover C, Starace M, Piraccini BM. Pathogenesis, Clinical Signs and Treatment Recommendations in Brittle Nails: A Review. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2019 Nov 20.
Piraccini BM, Granger C, Alessandrini A, Brandi N, Bruni F, Mandel VD, Pellacani G, Starace M. Clinical and Instrumental Objective Evidence of the Efficacy of a New Water-Based Nail-Strengthening Solution Containing Pistacia lentiscus and Hyaluronic Acid Applied for Up to 6 Months to Improve the Appearance of Weak, Brittle Nails. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2019 Nov 20.
Alessandrini A, Starace M, Bruni F, Brandi N, Baraldi C, Misciali C, Fanti PA, Piraccini BM. Alopecia Areata Incognita and Diffuse Alopecia Areata: Clinical, Trichoscopic, Histopathological, and Therapeutic Features of a 5-Year Study. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2019 Oct 31;9(4):272-277.
Starace M, Orlando G, Alessandrini A, Baraldi C, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. Diffuse variants of scalp Lichen Planopilaris: clinical, trichoscopic and histopathologic features of 40 patients. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Nov 7.
Starace M, Orlando G, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM. Female Androgenetic Alopecia: An Update on Diagnosis and Management. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2019 Nov 1.
Mandel VD, Manfredini M, Giusti F, Pellacani G, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM, Starace M. The importance of reflectance confocal microscopy for the diagnosis and the follow-up of tinea capitis. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2019 Oct;154(5):591-593.
Rossi A, Muscianese M, Piraccini BM, Starace M, Carlesimo M, Mandel VD, Alessandrini A, Calvieri S, Caro G, D'arino A, Federico A, Magri F, Pigliacelli F, Amendolagine G, Annunziata MC, Arisi MC, Babino G, Bardazzi F, Barruscotti S, Belloni Fortina A, Borghi A, Bruni F, Caccavale S, Calzavara Pinton P, Cameli N, Carugno A, Coppola R, Dattola A, De Felici Del Giudice MB, Di Cesare A, Dika E, D'ovidio R, Fabbrocini G, Feliciani C, Fulgione E, Galluzzo M, Garcovich S, Garelli V, Guerriro C, Hansel K, La Placa M, Lacarrubba F, Lora V, Marinello E, Megna M, Micali G, Misciali C, Monfrecola G, Neri I, Offidani A, Orlando G, Papini M, Patrizi A, Piaserico S, Rivetti N, Simonetti O, Stan TR, Stingeni L, Talamonti M, Tassone F, Villa L, Vincenzi C, Fortuna MC. Italian guidelines in diagnosis and treatment of alopecia areata. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2019 Sep 26.
Starace M, Alessandrini A, Baraldi C, Piraccini BM. Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp: challenges and solutions. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2019 Sep 12; 12: 691-698.
Alessandrini A, Starace M, Cerè G, Brandi N, Piraccini BM. Management and Outcome of Taxane-Induced Nail Side Effects: Experience of 79 Patients from a Single Centre. Skin Appendage Disord. 2019 Aug;5(5):276-282.
Ravaioli GM, Starace M, Alessandrini AM, Guicciardi F, Piraccini BM. Pressure alopecia in pediatric and adult patients: Clinical and trichoscopic findings in 12 cases.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Oct;81(4):1021-1023.
Iorizzo M, Rubin AI, Starace M. Nail lichen striatus: Is dermoscopy useful for the diagnosis? Pediatr Dermatol. 2019 Jul 30.
Chatenoud L, Bertuccio P, Turati F, Galeone C, Naldi L, Chatenoud L, La Vecchia C, Bach JF; HYGIENE Study Group. Markers of microbial exposure lower the incidence of atopic dermatitis. Allergy. 2019 Jul 18.
Pellacani G, Alessandrini A, Mandel VD, Martella A, Brandi N, Chester J, Piraccini BM, Starace M.Onychoscopy with red light for vascular pattern identification: a study of 33 patients. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2019 Jul 9.
Starace M, Alessandrini A, Brandi N, Piraccini BM. Preliminary results of the use of scalp microneedling in different types of alopecia. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2019 Jun 29.
Ravaioli GM, Starace M, Alessandrini AM, Guicciardi F, Moustafa F, Brandi N, Piraccini BM. Trichoscopy of scalp metastases. Int J Trichology. 2019 Mar-Apr;11(2):86-87.
Lencastre A, Iorizzo M, Caucanas M, Cunha N, Trakatelli MG, Zaraa I, Henry M, Daniel R, Gregoriou S, Haneke E, Prevezas C, Salphale P, Piraccini BM, Starace M, Tosti A, Richert B. Topical steroids for the treatments of retronychia.J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2019 Apr 1.
Dimitrios Rigopoulos, MD PhD Robert Baran, MD PhD, Soumiya Chiheb, MD PhD, Carlton Ralph Daniel, III, MD PhD, Nilton Di Chiacchio, MD PhD, Stamatis Gregoriou, MD PhD, Chander Grover, MD DNB, Eckart Haneke, MD PhD Prof, Matilde Iorizzo, MD PhD, Marcel Pasch, MD PhD, Bianca Maria Piraccini, MD PhD, Phoebe Rich, MD, Bertrand Richert, MD PhD, Natalia Rompoti MD, Adam I. Rubin, MD, Archana Singal, MD PhD, Michela Starace, MD PhD, Antonella Tosti, MD PhD, Ioanna Triantafyllopoulou, MD, Martin Zaiac, MD. Recommendations for the definition, evaluation, and treatment of nail psoriasis in adult patients with no or mild skin psoriasis: a dermatologist and nail expert group consensus. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Feb 4.
Starace M, Alessandrini A, Brandi N, Piraccini BM. Use of Nail Dermoscopy in the Management of Melanonychia: Review. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2019 Jan 31;9(1):38-43.
Starace M, Alessandrini A, Brandi N, Misciali C, Piraccini BM. First Italian case of frontal fibrosing alopecia in a male. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2019 Feb 4.
Dika E, Starace M, Patrizi A, Fanti PA, Piraccini BM. Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nail Unit: A Clinical Histopathologic Study and a Proposal for Classification. Dermatol Surg. 2019 Jan 21.
Brandi N, Starace M, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM. Tinea versicolor of the neck as side effect of topical steroids for alopecia areata. J Dermatolog Treat. 2019 Jan 22:1-3.
Pileri A, Starace M, Alessandrini A, Casadei B, Zinzani PL, Piraccini BM. New therapies and old side-effects in mycosis fungoides treatment: brentuximab vedotin-induced alopecia. Br J Dermatol. 2018 Dec 18.
Bardazzi F, Starace M, Bruni F, Magnano M, Piraccini BM, Alessandrini A. Nail Psoriasis: An Updated Review and Expert Opinion on Available Treatments, Including Biologics. Acta Derm Venereol. 2018 Dec 6.
Starace M, Brandi N, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: a case series of 65 patients seen in a single Italian center. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2019 Feb;33(2):433-438.
Starace M, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM. Nail Disorders in Children. Skin Appendage Disord. 2018 Oct;4(4):217-229.
Russo PM, Fino E, Mancini C, Mazzetti M, Starace M, Piraccini BM. HairQoL in hair loss-affected patients with alopecia areata, androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium: the role of personality traits and psychosocial anxiety. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Nov 5.
Brandi N, Alessandrini A, Starace M, Piraccini BM. Keep your eyes wide open: how lifting the eyebrows can help exclude diagnosis of frontal fibrosing alopecia. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Oct 4.
Chessa MA, Alessandrini A, Starace M, Baraldi C, Dahdah M, Andre J, Richert B, Piraccini BM. Erosive lichen planus: beyond the nail. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Sep 22.
Piraccini BM, Alessandrini A, Starace M. Onychoscopy: Dermoscopy of the Nails. Dermatol Clin. 2018 Oct;36(4):431-438.
Starace M, Alessandrini A, Dika E, Piraccini BM. Squamous cell carcinoma of the nail unit. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2018 Jul 31;8(3):238-244.
Hair cross-sectioning in uncombable hair syndrome: An easy tool for complex diagnosis. Vincenzo Piccolo, Antonietta Cirocco, Teresa Russo, Bianca Maria Piraccini, Michela Starace, Andrea Ronchi, Giuseppe Argenziano, JAAD ONLINE: CLINICAL PEARL 24 August 2018.
Starace M, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM. Onychoscopy. Dermoscopy: Experts’ Review by skin. Vol 21 Special Edition 2017. ISSN 1374-223X.
Pileri A, Starace M, Leuzzi M, Agostinelli C, Sabattini E, Morigi A, Zinzani PL, Patrizi A. Granulomatous tattoo reaction in a nivolumab-treated patient. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Jun 29.
Piraccini BM, Starace M, Toft A. Rapid cosmetic improvements in nail psoriasis patients treated with K101-03. Eur J Dermatol. 2018 Apr 1;28(2):272-274.
Starace M, Alessandrini A, D'Acunto C, Melandri D, Bruni F, Patrizi A, Piraccini BM. Platelet-rich plasma on female androgenetic alopecia: Tested on 10 patients. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2018 Apr 30.
Brandi N, Starace M, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. Treatment of nail psoriasis with topical application of clobetasol propionate 0,05% solution: a pilot study. Eur J Dermatol 2018. Jan 16.
Brandi N, Starace M, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. The doll hairline: A clue for the diagnosis of frontal fibrosing alopecia. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017. Nov;77(5): e127-e128.
When the nail appearance plays tricks: a case of longitudinal melanonychia. Michela Starace, Bianca Maria Piraccini, Nicolò Brandi, Aurora Alessandrini. EMJ 2018
Nail apparatus melanoma: dermoscopic and histopathologic correlations on a series of 23 patients from a single centre. Starace M, Dika E, Fanti PA, Patrizi A, Misciali C, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Piraccini BM. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2017 Aug 29.
An annoying mass of the nail bed.Dika E, Chessa MA, Fanti PA, Alessandrini A, Starace M, Piraccini BM. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2017 Aug 21.
Early Visible Improvements during K101-03 Treatment: An Open-Label Multicenter Clinical Investigation in Patients with Onychomycosis and/or Nail Psoriasis.Piraccini BM, Starace M, Toft A. Dermatology. 2017;233(2-3):178-183.
Self-inflicted skin lesions and trichotillomania due to rolled hair. Loi C, Piraccini BM, Misciali C, Starace M, Gurioli C, Patrizi A. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2017 Aug;152(4):396-397.
Dermoscopy in the Evaluation of Nail Disorders. Alessandrini A, Starace M, Piraccini BM. Skin Appendage Disord. 2017 May;3(2):70-82.
Acne: morphologic and vascular study of lesions and surrounding skin by means of optical coherence tomography. Manfredini M, Greco M, Farnetani F, Ciardo S, De Carvalho N, Mandel VD, Starace M, Pellacani G. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2017 Sep;31(9):1541-1546.
Dermoscopy of Subungual Exostosis: A Retrospective Study of 10 Patients. Piccolo V, Argenziano G, Alessandrini AM, Russo T, Starace M, Piraccini BM. Dermatology. 2017;233(1):80-85.
Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp: Clinical, trichoscopic, and histopathologic features of 20 cases. Starace M, Loi C, Bruni F, Alessandrini A, Misciali C, Patrizi A, Piraccini BM. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 Jun;76(6):1109-1114.e2.
Clinical and dermoscopic clues to differentiate pigmentes nail bands: an International Dermoscopy Society study. Benati E, Ribero S, Longo C, Piana S, Puig S, Carrera C, Cicero F, Kittler H, Deinlein T, Zalaudek I, Stolz W, Scope A, Pellacani G, Moscarella E, Piraccini BM, Starace M, Argenziano G. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016; Oct 1.
Visualization Of Hair Bulbs Through The Scalp: A Trichoscopic Feature Of Erosive Pustular Dermatitis Of The Scalp. Starace M, Patrizi A, Piraccini BM. Int J Trichology 2016; 8: 91-3.
Natural history of isolated nail psoriasis and its role as a risk factor for the development of psoriatic arthritis: a single center cross sectional study. Balestri R, Rech G, Rossi E, Starace M. Malavolta N, Bardazzi F, Patrizi A, Piraccini BM. Br J Dermatol 2016; Sep 2.
Periungual Pyogenic Granuloma: the importance of the medical history. Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Starace M, Piraccini BM. Skin Appendage Disord 2016; 1: 175-8.
Neonatal alopecia due to birth trauma: case report and trichoscopic findings. Liberati G, Starace M, Patrizi A, Piraccini BM. Pediatric Dermatol 2016; 31.
Tinea Incognita following the use of an antipsoriatic gel. Starace M, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM. Skin Appendage Disord 2015; 1: 123-125.
The importance of reflactance confocal microscopy for diagnosis and the follow-up of tinea capitis in a 70-year-old woman successfully treated with topical antimycotic therapy. Mandel VD, Manfredini M, Giusti F, Pellacani G, Piraccini BM, Starace M. G Ital Dermatol Venereol (in press).
Alopecia Areata and Treatment with simvastatin/ezetimibe: experience on 20 patients. Loi C, Starace M, Piraccini BM. J Am Acad Dermatol 2016; 74: E99-100.
Hair and nail adverse events during treatment with targeted therapies for metastatic melanoma. Dika E, Patrizi A, Ribero S, FantiPA, Starace M, Melotti B, Sperandi F, Piraccini BM. Eur J Dermatol 2016; 18.
Early weaning is beneficial to prevent atopic dermatitis occurrence in young children. Turati F, Bertuccio P, Galeone C, Pelucchi C, Naldi L, Bach JF, La Vecchia C, Chatenoud L; HYGIENE study Group. Allergy 2016; 71: 878-88.
Nail Psoriasis in children. Common or uncommon? Result from a 10-year double-center study. Piraccini BM, Triantafyllopoulou, Prevezas C, Starace M, Neri I, Patrizi A, Caserini M, Palmieri R, Rigopoulos D.Skin Appendage Disord2015; 1: 43-8.
Treatment of nail psoriasis with combination of topical tazarotene and urea-contain nail lacquer: preliminary experience on 6 patients. Clinical Dermatology 2015; 3 (1): 1-6.
Setting reference values in tricology. Rebora A, Guarrera M, Drago F, Rossi A, Fortuna MC, D’Ovidio R, Chieco P, Piraccini BM, Starace M. Int J Dermatol 2015; 16.
Evaluation of efficacy and tolerability of 4 weeks Bifonazole treatment after nail ablation with 40% urea in mild to moderate distal subungual onychomycosis. Piraccini BM, Bruni F, Alessandrini A, Starace M. G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2015; 16.
Hair and scalp manifestaions in secondary syphilis: Epidemiology, Clinical Features and Trichoscopy. Piraccini BM, broccoli A, Starace M, Gaspari V, D’Antuono A, Dika E, Patrizi A. Dermatology 2015; 231: 171-6.
RASopathic alopecia: hair changes associated with vemurafenib therapy. Piraccini BM, Patrizi A, Fanti PA, Starace M, Bruni F, Melotti B, Misciali C, Dika E. J Am Acad Dermatol 2015; 72: 738-41.
Topical propranolol 1% cream for pyogenic granulomas of the nail: open-label study in 10 patients. BM Piraccini, A Alessandrini, E Dika, M Starace, A Patrizi, I Neri. JEADV 2015. Feb 23.
Nail disorders in infants and children. Piraccini BM, Starace M.Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 2014; 26: 440-5.
Optimal management of nail disease in patients with psoriasis. Piraccini BM, Starace M. Psoriasis: Targets and Therapy 2015; 5: 25-33.
Erosive pustular dermatitis of the scalp: case series. Stan TR, Starace M, Bruni F, Misciali C, Piraccini BM. Clinical Dermatology 2014; 2 (1): 59-63.
"Yellow nail syndrome: Clinical experience in a series of 21 patients". Piraccini BM, Urcioli B, Starace M, Tosti A, Balestri R. JDDG 2013; Oct 18.
Gengivite allergica da contatto causata da impianti dentali: un caso clinico. C Vincenzi, AM Alessandrini, M Starace, F Bruni, BM Piraccini. Ann Ital Dermatol Allergol 2012; 66: 154-156.
Onychomycosis in children. BM Piraccini, F Bruni, M Starace. Expert Reviews 2012. 7 (6): 569-577.
Corkscrew hair: a dermoscopic sign of tinea capitis not only in black children. Neri I, Starace M, Patrizi A, Balestri R. JAMA Dermatolog. 2013 Jun 19:1.
Hair in newborns and infant: clinical and dermoscopic evaluation of 45 cases. Neri I, Piccolo V, Cocchi G, Starace M, Patrizi A, Dika E, Piraccini BM. BJD 2013.
Dermoscopy of Non Skin Cancer Nail Disorders. BM Piraccini, F Bruni, M Starace. Dermatologic Therapy. 2012; 25:
Acute hair shedding in a young female. A Alessandrini, F Bruni, E Saccani, M Starace, BM Piraccini. Int Hair News Letter. 2012; 13: 15-18.
Acute periungual dermatitis induced by application of urea-containing cream under occlusion. Piraccini BM, Alessandrini A, Bruni F, Starace M. Journal of Dermatological Case Reports 2012 1, pp 18-20.
La dermatite da contatto: frequente complicanza delle ulcere croniche degli arti inferiori. Piraccini BM, Alessandrini A, Starace M. Misciali C, Patrizi A. Dermatologia Ambulatoriale 2012; (3) lug-sett.
Efficacy and tolerability of 5% minoxidil solution (CrexidilÒ) in male and female androgenetic alopecia: a 6-months open multicentric study. BM Piraccini, M Starace, Guarrera M, Fiorucci C, Lorenzi S. Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia. 2011: 146 (5) (suppl 1) 1-8.
Nail digital dermoscopy (onychoscopy) in the diagnosis of onychimycosis. Piraccini BM, Balestri R, Starace M, Rech G. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2011 Nov 1.
Videodermoscopy of eyelashes in Netherton syndrome. Neri I, Balestri R, Starace M, Bardazzi F, Patrizi A. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2011. Nov; 25 (11): 1360-1.
Short Anagen Syndrome. F Giacomini, M Starace, A Tosti. Ped Dermatol. 2011 Mar-Apr; 28 (2): 133-4.
Nail lichen planus: response to treatment and long term follow-up. Piraccini BM, Saccani E, Starace M, Balestri R, Tosti A. Eur J Dermatol 2010 Jul-Aug; 20 (4): 489-96.
Follicular red dots: a novel dermoscopic pattern observed in scalp discoid lupus erythematosus. Tosti A, Torres F, Misciali C, Vincenzi C, Starace M, Miteva M, Romanelli P. Arch Dermatol. 2009; dec: 145 (12): 1406-9.
Tinea capitis mimicking folliculitis decalvans. Tangjaturonrusamee C, Piraccini BM, Vincenzi C, Starace M, Tosti A. Mycoses 2009 Jul 21.
A new dermoscopic finding in healthy children. Fu JM, Starace M, Tosti A. Arch Dermatol. 2009 May; 145 (5): 596-7.
Pedunculated gingival lesions in an adolescent boy. Starace M, Ismaili A, Passaretti G, Misciali C, Bardazzi F. Dermatologic Experiences 2009; 11: 43-4.
Un raro caso di tinea corporis. Bertoncelli M, Starace M, Infusino SD, Negosanti M, Neri I, Patrizi A. Geriatric Medicine Journal 2009; vol 4.
Videodermoscopy: a useful tool for diagnosing congenital triangular alopecia. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19067883?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=3] Iorizzo M, Pazzaglia M, Starace M, Militello G, Tosti A. Pediatr Dermatol. 2008 Nov-Dec;25(6):652-4.
Allergic contact dermatitis to nickel in a hair clasp. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17441859?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=7] Starace M, Militello G, Pazzaglia M, Vincenzi C, Tosti A. Contact Dermatitis. 2007 May;56(5):290.
Onychomatricoma: first description in a child. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17300649?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=4] Piraccini BM, Antonucci A, Rech G, Starace M, Misciali C, Tosti A. Pediatr Dermatol. 2007 Jan-Feb;24(1):46-8.
Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia. M. Starace, S. Bellavista, M. Iorizzo, A.Tosti.Hair Care supplement to Household and Personal Care Today nr 1/2007.
Malattie delle unghie e dei capelli nei bambini. M. Iorizzo, M. Starace, G. Rech, A. Tosti. Prospettive in Pediatrie 2007; 37: 133-139.
Alopecia areata during treatment with biologic agents. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17179002?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=5] Tosti A, Pazzaglia M, Starace M, Bellavista S, Vincenzi C, Tonelli G. Arch Dermatol. 2006 Dec;142(12):1653-4.
Drug-induced nail diseases. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16798438?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=6] Piraccini BM, Iorizzo M, Starace M, Tosti A. Dermatol Clin. 2006 Jul;24(3):387-91.
The nail in systemic diseases. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16798431?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=7] Tosti A, Iorizzo M, Piraccini BM, Starace M. Dermatol Clin. 2006 Jul;24(3):341-7.

BOOKS

Author of books’ chapters

Nail Diseases. Tosti A, Starace M, Piraccini BM (2013). In: Textbook of dermatology and sexually transmitted diseases. vol. 3. Giannetti A, Del Forno C. Piccin ed., ISBN: 978-88-299-2313-7
INHERITED HAIR ABNORMALITIES – II OTHER GENODERMATOSES: MISCELLANEOUS.Piraccini BM, Starace M (2013). In: Textbook of dermatology and sexually transmitted diseases. vol. 2
Giannetti A, Del Forno., p. 1449-1486, Piccin ed.
Hair diseases. Tosti A, Piraccini BM, Starace M (2013) Textbook of dermatology and sexually transmitted diseases. vol. 3. In: Giannetti a, Del Forno. ISBN: 978-88-299-2313-7
The nails. Tosti A, BM Piraccini, Starace M (2013). In: Textbook of dermatology and sexually transmitted diseases. vol. 1, p. 243-250. Giannetti A, Del Forno. ISBN: 978-88-299-2313-7
Nail psoriasis in special populations: Children, pregnant, elderly. Piraccini BM, Starace M (2014). In: Nail Psoriasis: From A to Z. p. 131-147, Basel:Springer International Publishing, ISBN: 978-331908810-5
Hair examination. Piraccini, Bianca Maria, Bruni, Francesca, Starace, Michela (I edition: 2015; II edition: 2020) In: European Handbook of Dermatological Treatments, Third Edition. Katsambas A.D.a Lotti T.M.bc Dessinioti C.d D’Erme A. p. 1217-1222, Berlino: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, ISBN: 978-366245139-7, doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-45139-7_120
Systemic Diseases. Piraccini BM, Neri I, Starace M (2016) In: Pediatric Nail Disorders. Baran R, Hadj-Rabia S, Silverman R. ISBN: 9781498720458
Malattie dei capelli. Piraccini BM, Starace M (2017) In: Malattie dei capelli. Giannetti A, Girolomoni G, Del Forno C, Pellacani G, Picardo M, Rongioletti F. MILANO: SICS editore Srl, ISBN: 9788869304446
Melanonychia in children. Piraccini BM, Starace M (2017). In: di Chiacchio N, Tosti A. Melanonychias. ISBN: 978- 3-319-44993-7, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-44993-7
Nail Disease in Children. BM Piraccini, Alessandrini A, Starace M (2018). In: Tosti A. Nail Disorders. 1st Edition.
Nail Unit Lichen Planus. Piraccini BM, Starace M, Misciali C, Fanti PA (2018) In: Sher and Daniel's Nails. Diagnosis, Surgery, Therapy. Rubin Ai, Jellinek Ni, Ralph Daniel III C, Scher RK. ISBN: 978-3-319-65647-2, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-65649-6
Nail Dermoscopy. Starace M (I edition: 2018; II edition: 2025) In: Sher and Daniel's Nails. Diagnosis, Surgery, Therapy. Rubin A, Jellinek N, Ralph Daniel III C, Scher RK. ISBN: 978-3-319-65647-2, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-65649-6
Nail Disorders. BM Piraccini, Starace M (2018). In: Atlas of Pediatric Dermatoscopy. Micali G, Lacarrubba F, Stinco G, Argenziano G, Neri I. Springer International Publishing Switzerland,
1. ISBN: 978-3-319-71167-6, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-71168-3
Hair Changes Due To Drugs. (2018). BM Piraccini, Starace M, Alessandrini A. In: Miteva M. Alopecia. 1st Edition. elsevier, ISBN: 9780323548250.
Nail Disorders. (2018).Starace M, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM. In: Dermoscopy in general dermatology. Edited A Lallas, E Errichetti, D Ioannides. CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group.
Dissecting cellulitis. (2019) Starace M, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM. In: Hair Disorders Edited by Katoulis A. CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group.
Other causes of scarring alopecia. (2019) Piccolo V, Starace M. In: Hair Disorders Edited by Katoulis A. CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group.
Hair Shaft Disorders. (2019) Orzalan B, Mathias D, Starace M, Russo T, Argenziano G, Piccolo V. In: Hair Disorders Edited by Katoulis A. CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group.
Unghie (2019). Starace M, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM, Dika E. in: Atlante di dermatoscopia. Edited by Argenziano G, Moscarella E, Piccolo V, Agozzino M, Longo C, Pellacani G. Piccin
Nails. (2019) Starace M, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM, Dika E. in: Atlas of dermoscopy. Edited by Argenziano G, Moscarella E, Piccolo V, Agozzino M, Longo C, Pellacani G. Piccin.
Lichen Planus. Starace M, Alessandrini A, Piraccini Bm. in: Therapies for nail disorders: a quick guide to best practice. Edited by Tosti A and Di Chiacchio N. CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group.
Yellow nail syndrome. Piraccini Bm, Alessandrini A, Starace M. in: Therapies for nail disorders: a quick guide to best practice. Edited by Tosti A and Di Chiacchio N. CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group.
Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp. (2020): Starace M, Alessandrini A, Piraccini BM. In Atlas of Trichoscopy 2th edition. Edited by L. Rudnicka. Springer.
Patologie infettive del cavo orale. (2020): Piraccini BM, Starace M, Alessandrini A. in Le Patologie del Cavo Orale. Edited by Patrizi A, Dika E.
Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp. (I edition: 2020; II edition: 2026): Piraccini BM, Di Altobrando A, Starace M. DERMATOLOGIA DAS ALOPECIAS E ESTUDO DOS CABELOS. Edited by Maria Fernanda Gavazzoni Dias, Andréia Mateus and Hudson Dutra. Clannad Editora Científica.
Nail lichen planus. (2020): Piraccini BM, Iorizzo M, Starace M. in: Advanced in nail disease and management. Edited by RL Baran. Springer.
Topical drug therapy. (2020): Starace M, Alessandrini A. in: Nail Society of India: Textbook of Onychology. Edited bym Chander Grover, Vineet Relhan, Soni Nanda.
Malattie dei capelli, malattie delle unghie e delle ghiandole sudoripare e sebacee. E. Moscarella, Starace M (2020). In: Atlas of Pediatric Dermatoscopy. Micali G, Lacarrubba F, Stinco G, Argenziano G, Neri I. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, ISBN: 978-3-319-71167-6, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-71168-3
Summary of hair diseases: cicatricial and non-cicatricial. A Alessandrini, BM Piraccini, M Starace (2020); In: Techniques in the Evaluation and Management of Hair Disease edited by Rubina Alves and Ramon Grimalt.
Hair Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals A Alessandrini, BM Piraccini, M Starace (2020); In: Techniques in the Evaluation and Management of Hair Disease edited by Rubina Alves and Ramon Grimalt.
Onychomycosis: clinical diagnosis and treatment. BM Piraccini, M Starace (2020); In Reprodução Humana Assistida – Associação Instituto Sapientiae, 2ª edição edited by Edson Borges Júnior, Daniela Paes de Almeida Ferreira Braga, Amanda Souza Setti e Leila. EDITORA ATHENEU.
Nail Ingrowing, Hair Anatomy and Physiology: What You Need to Know, Female Pattern Hair Loss, Male Pattern Hair Loss, Acute Telogen Effluvium, Chronic Telogen Effluvium, Chemotherapy-induced Hair Changes and Alopecia, Lichen Planus and Its Variants, Seborrheic Dermatitis, Scalp Psoriasis, Pustular Dermatoses of the Scalp, Scalp Infections, Nail Anatomy and Physiology: What you Need to Know, Nail Diagnostic Tools: What you Need to Have and to Know, Nail Psorasis, Nail Contact Dermatitis, Chronic Paronychia. M Starace (2023) In: Disorders of the Hair and Nails edited by A. Tosti, BM Piraccini (McGraw Hill LLC).
Clinical patterns correlated with routes of entry for the scalp. M Starace, F. Pampaloni (2023) in: Fungal infection of the nail and scalp: the current approach to diagnosis and therapy edited by CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group LLC
Thin hair. M Starace, L Rapparini (2026) in: Hair and scalp disorders associated with hair care practice edited by Kelati Awatef and Antonella Tosti by CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group LLC
Thyroid cancer. M Starace, S Cedirian, L Rapparini (2026) In: Cutaneous Metastases: Decoding Dermatological Challenges in Cancer Care edited by Dimitra Koumaki, Marios Papadakis, Stamatios Gregoriou, Springer Nature.
Androgenetic Alopecia. A Alessandrini, M Starace, BM Piraccini (2026) in: Hair Loss: an evidence-based guide to diagnosis and management edited by Carolyn Goh, Springer.

Author of books

Atlas of Nail signa and Disorders with Clinical and Onychoscopic Correlation. N Di Chiacchio, Nilton Gioia Di Chiacchio, Robertha Carvalho de Nakamura, M Starace, M Iorizzo, R Baran. CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group (2024)
Le unghie dei piedi. BM Piraccini, M Starace. Timeo (2024)
Tricoscopia (Trichoscopy). BM Piraccini, M Starace. Timeo (2024)

Prizes and awards for scientific activity

- Winner of Grant International Scholarship Recipients (2010, EADV for AAD).

- Winner of Grant Scher/Baran in 2011 for the CND for the best oral presentation titled: NAIL DIGITAL DERMOSCOPY (ONYCHOSCOPY) IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF ONYCHOMYCOSIS: A STUDY PILOT; (publication: Nail digital dermoscopy (Onychoscopy) in the diagnosis of onychomycosis. JEADV 2011.)

- Winner of a scholarship sponsored by SIDEMAST, title “Alopecia permanente da chemioterapia”

INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITY

National Coordinator of the Alopecia Areata Day (AAD) event since 2019
Coordinator of the H-Open Week “Women’s Health” initiative for the U.O.C. Dermatology, recognized with the “Pink Seal” (Bollino Rosa) by the ONDA Foundation

CLINICAL ACTIVITY

Medical Coordinator for Outpatient Scheduling (Agendas), U.O.C. Dermatology, IRCCS Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna University Hospital
Shift Coordinator, U.O.C. Dermatology, IRCCS Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna University Hospital
Representative for U.O.C. Dermatology within the Clinical Care Pathway (PDTA) for Breast Cancer Patients (20/01/2025)

Clinical Care Pathway

2012–2014: Clinical activity at the Laboratory of Dermatologic Medical Mycology and Parasitology and at the Pediatric Dermatology Outpatient Clinic, Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna University Hospital.
From 01/04/2014 to present: Clinical activity at the Dermatology Clinic, Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna University Hospital, within the Allergology and Skin Appendage Diseases Outpatient Clinic.
01/01/2014–31/12/2018: Clinical activity as Head of the Skin Appendage Outpatient Clinic also at the Dermatology Unit of Policlinico of Modena.
From 09/2020 to present: Clinical activity at the Open Lesions Outpatient Clinic (ALA), Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna University Hospital.
From 06/2022 to present: Clinical activity as Head of the Cutaneous Toxicities Outpatient Clinic, Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna University Hospital.
From 09/2021 to present: Clinical activity as Head of the Skin Appendage Outpatient Clinic, Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna University Hospital.

Previous Contracts

Medical Director, U.O. Dermatology, Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, maternity leave replacement (2020).
2017–2018: Hospital contract as freelancer at the U.O. Dermatology, University of Modena, within the “Diagnostic pathway for diseases of nails and skin appendages.”
2015–2016: Professional freelance contract for “Reduction of waiting lists for specialist services: performance of videodermatoscopy, skin ultrasound and minor surgical excisions of proliferative lesions in pediatric, adolescent and adult patients, and follow-up of melanoma patients,” U.O. Dermatology.
2014–2015: Professional freelance contract for “Laboratory examinations, videodermatoscopy and capillaroscopy of patients affected by inflammatory and immune-mediated diseases,” U.O. Dermatology.
2015: Research project on “Pathological conditions of skin appendages: evaluation by confocal microscopy and optical coherence tomography of pathological features and natural history or therapeutic evolution,” U.O.C. Dermatology, University of Modena-Reggio Emilia.
2014: Research project titled “Study of the pathophysiology of skin appendages by confocal laser microscopy,” U.O.C. Dermatology, University of Modena-Reggio Emilia.
October 2012: Inter Academic Onychology Course, Saint Pierre Hospital, Brussels (Prof. B. Richert and Prof. J. André).
August 1–11, 2005: Elective internship as attending graduate at the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, L. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami.

Clinical Trial

Principal investigator studio B7981027 “A phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to investigate the efficacy and safety of ritlecitinib in pediatric participants 6 to less than 12 years of age with severe alopecia areata, protocol number: B7981027”
Principal investigator studio BARICENTRO “Studio osservazionale retrospettivo sull'utilizzo nella reale pratica clinica di baricitinib per il trattamento di pazienti adulti con alopecia areata grave in Italia”
Principal investigator studio CorEvitas AA-565“CorEvitas International Adolescent Alopecia Areata (AA) Drug Safety and Effectiveness Registry”
Principal investigator of the study BCARE “Impact of dermatological toxicities on quality of life in patients with early breast cancer exposed to adjuvant endocrine therapy: a real-world cross-sectional study - BCARE (Breast Cancer Adjuvant Real-world Evaluation of Dermatological adverse events)”.
Principal investigator of the study M23-716 “A Phase 3 randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind program to evaluate efficacy and safety of upadacitinib in adult and adolescent subjects with severe alopecia areata.
Principal investigator of the study DRI18180 – REDWOOD “A Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel group, 3-arm, multinational, multicenter, proof-of-concept study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of amlitelimab monotherapy by subcutaneous injection in adult participants with severe alopecia areata”.
Principal investigator of the observational study JAK24 “Valutazione dei fattori predittivi di risposta alla terapia con Jak inibitori in pazienti adulti affetti da alopecia areata grave”.
Principal investigator of the observational study BARI-AA48 “Studio italiano, retrospettivo, osservazionale e multicentrico per valutare l'effectiveness di Baricitinib 4 mg nell'alopecia areata grave in pazienti adulti: valutazione del punteggio SALT e SKINDEX-16.
Principal investigator of the study MOB015B-44-21-002 “A multi-center, single-arm, open-label study to evaluate tolerability, safety, and efficacy of topical MOB015B solution in the treatment of mild to moderate distal subungual onychomycosis (DSO) in subjects aged 6-17 years”.
Principal Investigator of the study 366/17 ALCHEMIO "Alopecia permanente da chemioterapici. Studio interventistico sperimentale senza farmaco sulle caratteristiche epidemiologiche, cliniche, dermoscopiche, istopatologiche e alla microscopia confocale" (UNIMORE, Università degli Studi Di Modena e Reggio Emilia) dal 13-12-2017 al 2020.
Principal Investigator of the study "Atopic dermatitis in adolescents: analysis of quality of life” A prospective multicenter observational study. From September 2022 – ongoing.
Principal Investigator of the ATIXI study: "Observational study on xerosis as a cutaneous adverse effect in patients undergoing antitumor therapy in Italy.” From September 2022 – December 2022.
Principal Investigator of the study "Prevalence and characteristics of treatment-resistant alopecia areata.” From 2021 – ongoing.
Principal Investigator (PI) of the study "Permanent chemotherapy-induced alopecia: an observational study on epidemiological, clinical, dermoscopic, histopathological, and confocal microscopy characteristics” at Modena Hospital, and Co-Investigator at Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi.
Co-Investigator of the study "Prevalence and clinical relevance of corticosteroid contact dermatitis in the population undergoing patch testing: a retrospective observational study.” From March 2019 – completed.
Co-Investigator of the study "Complications, personality variables, and satisfaction with the care received by patients undergoing nail surgery: a prospective cohort observational study.” From 2019 – completed.
Co-Investigator of the study "National registry of alopecia areata.” From 2021 – ongoing
Co-Investigator of the study "Comparative clinical trial on NEOVIDERM skin emulsion and Connettivina 0.2% cream to evaluate the normalization process of the skin and reduction of cutaneous tension and pain in patients with superficial grade I and II” (budget: 15,000 euros).
Co-Investigator in the multicenter study Study PHOTOVIEILSCALP sponsored by Pierre Fabre on the epidemiology of the population affected by actinic keratosis of the scalp from 30-01-2015 to 31-12-2015 at Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi.
Co-Investigator of the study "An open multicenter clinical investigation on early visible effects of application of K 101-03 during 8 weeks on nail discoloration and deformity resulting from onychomycosis or psoriasis” at Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi from 09-03-2016 to 31-12-2016.
Co-Investigator of the study "Emotional regulation and quality of life in patients with alopecia: an exploratory prospective observational study” in collaboration with Clinical Psychology at Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi.
Co-Investigator of the study "Multicentre, randomized, double-blind within frequency of administration, placebo-controlled, dose-finding, parallel-group, efficacy and safety study of 3 doses of P-3058 nail lacquer (5%-10%) given for 52 weeks in patients with onychomycosis” at Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi from 09-11-2012 to 31-12-2013 (budget: 34,990 euros).
Co-Investigator of the study "The hygiene hypothesis: revisiting the concept by integrating epidemiology and mechanistic study” within the framework of the European Community project at Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, resulting in the publication of two scientific articles: "Early weaning is beneficial to prevent atopic dermatitis occurrence in young children." F. Turati, P. Bertuccio, C. Galeone, C. Pelucchi, L. Naldi, J.-F. Bach, C. La Vecchia, L. Chatenoud, and the HYGIENE Study Group: [..., Iria Neri, Annalisa Patrizi, Michela Starace, ...] (2016). ALLERGY, vol. 71, p. 878-888, ISSN: 1790-188X, doi: 10.1111/all.1286 (07-01-2013 to 31-12-2013)."Markers of microbial exposure lower the incidence of atopic dermatitis." Chatenoud L, Bertuccio P, Turati F, Galeone C, Naldi L, Chatenoud L, La Vecchia C, Bach JF; HYGIENE Study Group. Allergy. 2019 Jul 18.
Sub-Investigator in the multicenter interventional study with a medical device (ultraviolet light LEMOLED) “L.U.C.E.” in patients with lower limb ulcers from 15-12-2022 – ongoing.
Sub-Investigator in the Polichem PM Ped-004 study: a multicenter study on the treatment of onychomycosis in children with nail lacquer from 28-01-2015 to 01-08-2017.
Sub-Investigator in the ALOPECIA_QOL study: "Emotional regulation and quality of life in patients with alopecia: an exploratory prospective observational study” from 10-10-2016 – ongoing.
Sub-Investigator in the study with the University of Bologna, Dermatology Unit: "Prospective cohort observational study: electronic archive of patients with Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia” from 01-11-2016 – ongoing

10-7-2026

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