Update on Trichoscopy: Integration of Terminology by Systematic Approach and Proposal of a Diagnostic Flowchart

November 2021 in “ The Journal of Dermatology ”

Misaki Kinoshita‐Ise, Muskaan Sachdeva

trichoscopy hair shaft follicular perifollicular scalp findings hair distribution pattern abnormalities yellow dots short vellus hairs exclamation mark hairs black dots broken hairs alopecia areata hair diameter diversity peripilar sign focal atrichia androgenetic alopecia female pattern hair loss

Studysummary This review addresses the complexities in trichoscopy terminology and proposes an updated diagnostic flowchart for hair diseases, but it reports no new clinical findings.

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