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    Glossary Comma Hairs

    short, curved hairs indicative of scalp fungal infection

    Comma hairs are a specific type of hair abnormality often seen in cases of tinea capitis, a fungal infection of the scalp. These hairs appear short, broken, and curved, resembling a comma shape under microscopic examination. Their presence can be a useful diagnostic clue for dermatologists and other healthcare professionals when evaluating scalp conditions.

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    1. Comma hairs: A dermatoscopic marker for tinea capitis Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2008 · 143 citations
    2. Comma Hairs: A New Dermoscopic Marker for Tinea Capitis Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas · 2012 · 5 citations
    3. Trichoscopy and Tinea Capitis: Comma and Corkscrew Hairs Journal of cosmetology & trichology · 2016 · 1 citations
    4. Corkscrew Hair: A New Dermoscopic Sign for Diagnosis of Tinea Capitis in Black Children Archives of Dermatology · 2011 · 108 citations
    5. Trichoscopic Findings of Hair Loss in Koreans Annals of Dermatology · 2015 · 16 citations
    6. Trichoscopy of dissecting cellulitis of the scalp: Exclamation mark hairs and white dots as markers of disease chronicity Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2016 · 15 citations
    7. Hair loss among a group of Egyptian children Journal of the Egyptian Women's Dermatologic Society (Print) · 2017 · 9 citations
    8. Trichoscopy: a new frontier for the diagnosis of hair diseases Expert Review of Dermatology · 2012 · 5 citations
    9. A tricky case of hair loss in a child: Trichoscopy saves the day Indian dermatology online journal · 2018 · 4 citations
    10. Tinea Capitis Presenting as Diffuse Hair Loss and Significance of Trichoscopy: Four Case Reports Skin appendage disorders · 2021 · 3 citations
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