Hair and Scalp Disorders

    January 2020
    Gisela D’Atri, Luis Enrique Sánchez Dueñas, Horacio Cabo
    Studysummary This article discusses dermatoscopy's role in identifying alopecia areata, highlighting that exclamation mark hairs are a strong indicator of the condition, but reports no new clinical data.
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    Research cited in this study 7

    1. Trichoscopy of Alopecia Areata: An Update The Journal of Dermatology · 2018
    2. Trichoscopy of Dissecting Cellulitis of the Scalp: Exclamation Mark Hairs and White Dots as Markers of Disease Chronicity Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2016
    3. A New Subtype of Lichen Planopilaris Affecting Vellus Hairs and Clinically Mimicking Androgenetic Alopecia Dermatologic Surgery · 2016
    4. Lichen Planopilaris in the Androgenetic Alopecia Area: A Pitfall for Hair Transplantation Skin appendage disorders · 2015
    5. Dermoscopy-Guided Scalp Biopsy in Cicatricial Alopecia Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2012
    6. Dermoscopic Pattern of Cicatricial Alopecia Caused by Discoid Lupus Erythematosus and Lichen Planopilaris Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia · 2010
    7. Fibrosing Alopecia in a Pattern Distribution Archives of dermatology · 2000

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