Elastic Staining Versus Fluorescent and Polarized Microscopy in the Diagnosis of Alopecia

    May 2013 in “ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology ”
    Carly Elston, Viktoryia Kazlouskaya, Dirk M. Elston
    Studysummary This study concludes that elastic tissue staining is the most reliable method for identifying scarring patterns in alopecia biopsy specimens, and polarized microscopy may provide specific insights for nonscarring alopecia.
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    1. Polarized Microscopy as a Helpful Tool to Distinguish Chronic Nonscarring Alopecia From Scarring Alopecia Archives of Dermatology · 2012
    2. Cicatricial Alopecia: Classification and Histopathology Dermatologic therapy · 2008
    3. Elastic Tissue in Scars and Alopecia Journal of cutaneous pathology · 2000

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