Trichoscopy in Genetic Hair Shaft Abnormalities

    July 2008 in “ Journal of Dermatological Case Reports ”
    Adriana Rakowska, Monika Słowińska, Elżbieta Kowalska-Olędzka, Lidia Rudnicka
    Studysummary This study found that trichoscopy can diagnose genetic hair shaft abnormalities without plucking or cutting hair, by visualizing characteristic features in a single session.
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