Linear Alopecia in Pediatrics: RCM and Dermoscopy Reveal Diagnostic Cues
November 2023
in “
Skin Research and Technology
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linear alopecia reflectance confocal microscopy dermoscopy alopecia areata trichotillomania nevoid sebaceous lichen striatus hair follicle density yellow dots black dots exclamation mark hairs irregularly broken hairs blood spots petal-like structures frogspawn-like structures atrophic areas white patches linear vessels RCM
Studysummary This study found that RCM combined with dermoscopy can differentiate disease states between alopecia areata, tinea capitis, nevus sebaceous, and linear scleroderma of the scalp by identifying distinct dermal and follicular patterns.
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