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    Glossary Exclamation Point Hairs

    short, broken hairs tapering at the base, indicating alopecia areata

    Exclamation point hairs are a characteristic sign of alopecia areata, an autoimmune condition that causes hair loss. These hairs are broken, short, and taper at the base, resembling an exclamation mark. They are often found at the edges of bald patches and indicate active disease progression.

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    1. Office Diagnosis of Hair Shaft Defects Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery · 2006 · 33 citations
    2. Trichoscopic Findings of Hair Loss in Koreans Annals of Dermatology · 2015 · 16 citations
    3. A patient with diffuse hair loss Indian Dermatology Online Journal · 2015
    4. Alopecia areata Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2017 · 290 citations
    5. Videocapillaroscopic Pattern of Alopecia Areata before and after Diphenylciclopropenone Treatment International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology · 2011 · 17 citations
    6. Alopecia Areata Recent Patents on Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery · 2011 · 16 citations
    7. A comment regarding ‘follicular Swiss cheese’ in the diagnosis of alopecia areata Journal of Cutaneous Pathology · 2012 · 2 citations
    8. Trichoscopic Aspects of Alopecia Areata in Children: A Series of 30 Cases Asian Journal of Pediatric Research · 2023
    9. Alopecias Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education & Practice · 2013
    10. A SIMPLIFIED APPROACH TO THE DIAGNOSIS OF ALOPECIA Dermatologic Clinics · 1996 · 12 citations
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