Use of Dermoscopy in the Diagnosis of Temporal Triangular Alopecia

    Jullyene Gomes de Campos, Cláudia Marina Puga Barbosa Oliveira, Sandra Adolfina Reyes Romero, Ana Paula Klein, Patrícia Bandeira de Melo Akel, Giselle Martins Pinto
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    Alopecia Areata →

    autoimmune disorder causing patchy hair loss

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    Hair transplantation moves DHT-resistant follicles from a donor area (back and sides of the scalp) into thinning or bald areas. The transplanted hair is generally permanent, though surrounding native hair can keep thinning.

    Studysummary This article reviews the use of dermoscopy in distinguishing temporal triangular alopecia from alopecia areata, emphasizing its role in avoiding invasive diagnostics and ineffective treatments; it reports no new clinical findings.
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