A Study of Serial Vertical Sectioning of Scalp Biopsies to Increase the Histological Diagnostic Yield in Alopecias

    November 2009 in “ Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology ”
    N Bathish, Ofer Ben Izhak, Avner Shemer, Reuven Bergman
    Studysummary This study found that serial vertical sectioning of scalp biopsies significantly increases the histological diagnostic yield for alopecias.
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