Female Diffuse Non-Cicatricial Alopecia: The Diagnostic Value of Trichoscopy

    Matilde Iorizzo, M Marcondes, Andrea Sechi … Michela Starace
    Studysummary In this study, the authors compared trichoscopy findings for different forms of diffuse non-cicatricial alopecia in females and suggested that trichoscopy might often replace the need for histopathological confirmation, reserving biopsies for more uncertain cases.
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