Follicular Red Dots: A Normal Trichoscopy Feature in Patients with Pigmentary Disorders?

    Rodrigo Pirmez, Juan Piñeiro‐Maceira, Bárbara Cristina Rodrigues de Almeida, Celso Tavares Sodré
    Studysummary This report found follicular red dots in patients with scalp pigmentary disorders, suggesting they might be linked to the scalp's vascular structure and may have implications for conditions like discoid lupus erythematosus.
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