Tinea Capitis Presenting as Diffuse Hair Loss and Significance of Trichoscopy: Four Case Reports

    January 2021 in “ Skin appendage disorders ”
    Rachita Dhurat, Deepti Shukla, Sandip Agrawal … Mithali Jage
    Studysummary This case report describes how trichoscopy helped diagnose tinea capitis disguised as female pattern hair loss in cases of endothrix infection, highlighting its usefulness in avoiding misdiagnosis.
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