Focal Alopecia in Parietal Area in Adult Women: Assessment of Usefulness of Trichoscopy in Making a Proper Diagnosis

    December 2020 in “ Journal of Face Aesthetics ”
    Dominik Mikiel, Adriana Polańska, Aleksandra Dańczak‐Pazdrowska, Ryszard Żaba, Zygmunt Adamski
    TLDR Trichoscopy effectively helps diagnose different types of hair loss in women.
    The study assessed the usefulness of trichoscopy in diagnosing focal hair loss in the parietal area of adult women. It included 40 women, with 30 patients divided into three groups: alopecia areata (AA), discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), and lichen planopilaris (LPP), and 10 healthy controls. Trichoscopic examination revealed distinct features for each condition: AA showed yellow dots, broken hairs, and exclamation mark hairs; DLE presented white/white-pink structureless areas and interfollicular scaling; LPP exhibited fine perifollicular scaling and linear, branched vessels around follicular openings. The study concluded that trichoscopy is a valuable non-invasive tool for differentiating between non-scarring and scarring alopecia in women.
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