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    Glossary Follicular Ostia

    tiny openings on skin where hair emerges

    Follicular ostia are the tiny openings on the surface of the skin from which hair grows. These openings are essentially the visible part of hair follicles, and their presence and condition can be important indicators in diagnosing various scalp and hair disorders, such as alopecia.

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    1. Follicular porokeratosis: four new cases Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2017 · 6 citations
    2. Trichoscopic spectrum of follicular and scalp changes following hair transplantation Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery · 2026
    3. Follicular red dots in areas with an anatomic colocalization of alopecia areata and vitiligo Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2013
    4. Glabellar pomade crust mimicking dyskeratosis follicularis Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology · 2006 · 1 citations
    5. Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp: Clinical, trichoscopic, and histopathologic features of 20 cases Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2017 · 53 citations
    6. Tinea capitis mimicking folliculitis decalvans Mycoses · 2009 · 24 citations
    7. Beard involvement in a man with frontal fibrosing alopecia Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology · 2014 · 14 citations
    8. Dermoscopy in hair disorders Menoufia Medical Journal · 2014 · 12 citations
    9. Clinical characteristics, trichoscopy, histopathology and treatment outcomes of frontal fibrosing alopecia in an Asian population: A retro‐prospective cohort study Journal of Dermatology · 2020 · 9 citations
    10. 14-3-3σ Is Required for Club Hair Retention 2010 · 8 citations
    11. A Three-Step Diagnostic Algorithm for Alopecia: Pattern Analysis in Trichoscopy Journal of Clinical Medicine · 2025 · 5 citations
    12. A Novel Atypical Presentation of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Involving the Frontoparietal Scalp Skin appendage disorders · 2020 · 4 citations
    13. Dermoscopic features of discoid lupus erythematosus Dermatologica Sinica · 2012 · 2 citations
    14. Trichoscopic Findings of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Benha Journal of Applied Sciences · 2020 · 1 citations
    15. Bilateral nevus comedonicus of the eyelids: An unusual cause of ptosis and ectropion American journal of ophthalmology. Case reports · 2019 · 1 citations
    16. Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Dermoscopic Features 2012 · 1 citations
    17. A multicentre cohort study of the clinicopathological features and treatment outcomes of fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2025
    18. Trichoscopy and LC-OCT findings in sonidegib-induced alopecia in patients with advanced basal cell carcinoma Dermatology Reports · 2024
    19. Traumatic Alopecia (without Traction Alopecia) CRC Press eBooks · 2021
    20. BH01: Fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution: clinicopathological features and treatment response in 26 patients British Journal of Dermatology · 2021
    21. Efluvio anágeno. Hallazgos tricoscópicos Revista Dermatológica Centro Uraga · 2020
    22. Central Frontoparietal Band-Like Alopecia in a 40-Year-Old Woman Skin appendage disorders · 2018
    23. Alopecia classifications CRC Press eBooks · 2015
    24. Pattern hair loss: Pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis, and management 2015
    25. Inflammatory and non-melanocytic tumoral pathology of the nail Pathology · 2014
    26. Can you diagnose hair loss (Non-scarring alopecia) Pathology · 2014
    27. Genetics of thyroid lesions updated Pathology · 2014
    28. Trichoscopic Differentiation in Alopecia: Retrospective Case Series Comparing Lichen Planopilaris, Discoid Lupus Erythematosus, and Alopecia Areata JMIR Dermatology · 2025
    29. Dermoscopy findings of the axilla of women with frontal fibrosing alopecia JEADV Clinical Practice · 2023
    30. Padrão dermatoscópico das alopecias cicatriciais causadas por lúpus eritematoso discoide e líquen plano pilar Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia · 2010 · 73 citations