Comma Hairs: A Dermatoscopic Marker for Tinea Capitis

    October 2008 in “ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology ”
    Monika Słowińska, Lidia Rudnicka, Robert A. Schwartz … Elżbieta Szymańska
    Studysummary This study found that comma hairs are a distinctive feature of tinea capitis caused by Microsporum canis, distinguishing it from alopecia areata, which is characterized by exclamation mark hairs.
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