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    Glossary Black Dots

    remnants of broken hair shafts seen in hair loss

    Black Dots refer to a clinical sign observed in certain types of hair loss, particularly in conditions like alopecia areata and tinea capitis. They are remnants of hair shafts that have broken off at the scalp surface, appearing as small, dark spots when viewed under magnification. These dots are indicative of active hair follicle damage and can help dermatologists diagnose the underlying cause of hair loss.

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    1. ‘Black dots’ seen under trichoscopy are not specific for alopecia areata Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2012 · 42 citations
    2. BLACK DOT TINEA CAPITIS IN A MAN International Journal of Dermatology · 1993 · 8 citations
    3. Black dots in trichoscopy after COVID‐19. Can it be telogen effluvium? Dermatologic Therapy · 2021 · 2 citations
    4. Adult Kerion Celsi Caused by Trichophyton tonsurans Secondary to Black Dot Tinea Capitis Mycopathologia · 2023 · 1 citations
    5. Black dot tinea capitis caused by trichophyton rubrum in an adult female presenting with cicatricial alopecia Indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology · 2015 · 1 citations
    6. Black Dot Type Capitis Tinea Appreciates Bacterial Foliculitis Jurnal RSMH Palembang (Online) · 2020
    7. Black-dot tinea capitis Postgraduate medicine · 2002
    8. Adult black dot tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans complicated with herpes zoster 2019 · 2 citations
    9. Trichostasis spinulosa of the scalp mimicking Alopecia Areata black dots Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia · 2014 · 8 citations
    10. A Chinese–Japanese boy with black dot ringworm due to <i>Trichophyton violaceum</i> Journal of dermatology · 2006 · 4 citations
    11. 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
    12. Dirty Dots as a Normal Trichoscopic Finding in the Elderly Scalp JAMA Dermatology · 2016 · 6 citations
    13. Alopecia Areata in Skin of Color: Trichoscopic Analysis in Black/African American Patients Journal of Drugs in Dermatology · 2025 · 1 citations
    14. Follicular red dots in areas with an anatomic colocalization of alopecia areata and vitiligo Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2013
    15. Trichoscopy findings in loose anagen hair syndrome: rectangular granular structures and solitary yellow dots Journal of Dermatological Case Reports · 2015 · 18 citations
    16. Clinical significance of dermoscopy in alopecia areata: analysis of 300 cases International Journal of Dermatology · 2008 · 196 citations
    17. Trichoscopy of alopecia areata: An update The Journal of Dermatology · 2018 · 89 citations
    18. Trichoscopy for common hair loss diseases: Algorithmic method for diagnosis The Journal of Dermatology · 2010 · 89 citations
    19. Utility of dermoscopy in alopecia areata 2011 · 76 citations
    20. Clinical evaluation of alopecias using a handheld dermatoscope Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2011 · 66 citations
    21. Coudability hairs: a revisited sign of alopecia areata assessed by trichoscopy Clinical and experimental dermatology · 2010 · 56 citations
    22. Tinea capitis in Benghazi, Libya International Journal of Dermatology · 2000 · 52 citations
    23. Tinea Capitis Paediatric drugs · 2002 · 46 citations
    24. Role of Trichoscopy in Children's Scalp and Hair Disorders Pediatric Dermatology · 2013 · 43 citations
    25. Significance of Dermoscopy in Acute Diffuse and Total Alopecia of the Female Scalp: Review of Twenty Cases Dermatology · 2008 · 42 citations
    26. Relevance of trichoscopy in the differential diagnosis of alopecia: A cross-sectional study from North India Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology · 2016 · 38 citations
    27. Tinea Capitis in Adults in Southern Taiwan International Journal of Dermatology · 1991 · 37 citations
    28. A Nonrandomized study of trichoscopy patterns using nonpolarized (contact) and polarized (noncontact) dermatoscopy in hair and shaft disorders International Journal of Trichology · 2014 · 34 citations
    29. Absence of vellus hair in the hairline: a videodermatoscopic feature of frontal fibrosing alopecia British Journal of Dermatology · 2013 · 33 citations
    30. Exclamation marks and other trichoscopic signs of chemotherapy-induced alopecia Australasian Journal of Dermatology · 2012 · 33 citations