Different Trichoscopic Features of Tinea Capitis and Alopecia Areata in Pediatric Patients

January 2014 in “ Dermatology Research and Practice ”

A.I. El-Taweel, Fatma Mohamed Elesawy, Osama H Abdel-salam

tinea capitis alopecia areata trichoscopy comma shaped hairs corkscrew hairs zigzag shaped hairs yellow dots exclamation mark hairs short vellus hairs black dots ringworm of the scalp patchy hair loss hair and scalp examination

TLDR Trichoscopy can effectively tell apart tinea capitis and alopecia areata in children by looking for specific hair shapes.

In the 2014 study involving 40 pediatric patients, trichoscopy was utilized to distinguish between tinea capitis and alopecia areata by identifying unique trichoscopic features. The study found that comma shaped hairs, corkscrew hairs, and zigzag shaped hairs were diagnostic of tinea capitis, while yellow dots, exclamation mark hairs, and short vellus hairs were specific to alopecia areata. Black dots were a common feature in both conditions but were not specific to either. The study concluded that trichoscopy is an effective noninvasive diagnostic tool for these conditions in children, with certain trichoscopic features being characteristic of each condition.

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