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    Glossary Yellow Dots

    clinical sign in scalp dermoscopy indicating sebaceous gland presence

    Yellow dots are a clinical sign observed during dermoscopy of the scalp, often associated with conditions like alopecia areata and androgenetic alopecia. They appear as yellowish, round or polycyclic structures and indicate the presence of sebaceous glands and keratinous material within hair follicles, which can help in diagnosing and differentiating various types of hair loss.

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    1. Yellow dots in trichoscopy: relevance, clinical significance and peculiarities Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia · 2017 · 13 citations
    2. White and yellow dots as new trichoscopic signs of severe female androgenetic alopecia in dark skin phototypes International Journal of Dermatology · 2018 · 9 citations
    3. Numerous faces of yellow dots Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2009
    4. Trichoscopy findings in loose anagen hair syndrome: rectangular granular structures and solitary yellow dots Journal of Dermatological Case Reports · 2015 · 18 citations
    5. Improved trichoscopic assessment of yellow dots using Sub-Ultraviolet Light Mendeley Data · 2026
    6. Improved trichoscopic assessment of yellow dots using Sub-Ultraviolet Light Mendeley Data · 2026
    7. Reflectance Confocal Microscopy of the Yellow Dot Pattern in Alopecia Areata Archives of Dermatology · 2011 · 39 citations
    8. Yellow and orange in cutaneous lesions: clinical and dermoscopic data Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2015 · 21 citations
    9. 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
    10. Trichostasis spinulosa of the scalp mimicking Alopecia Areata black dots Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia · 2014 · 8 citations
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    1. [Discussion] Trichoscopy in sudden-onset AGA: Pathology and reversibility of "Yellow Dots" without 5AR-inhibitors? Reddit · 22 Mar 2026
    2. These yellow scales will be the death of me. Anyways I’m f’ed up Reddit · 1 Jan 2026
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