Diagnostic Accuracy Measures for Vertical and Transverse Scalp Biopsies in Cicatricial and Non-Cicatricial Alopecias

    November 2017 in “ Dermatologica Sinica ”
    Kambiz Kamyab-Hesari, Nessa Aghazadeh, P Nourmohammadpour … Ziba Rahbar
    Studysummary In this study, transverse sectioning of scalp biopsy samples showed higher diagnostic accuracy than vertical sectioning for noncicatricial alopecia, although both techniques are important for accurate diagnosis.
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