Trichoscopy for common hair loss diseases: Algorithmic method for diagnosis

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-75

  Inui, Shigeki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

alopecia areata; androgenetic alopecia; cicatricial alopecia; trichoscopy; trichotillomania

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ALOPECIA; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ERYTHEMA; FOLLICULITIS DECARVANS; FOLLICULITIS KELOIDALIS; HAIR DIAMETER DIVERSITY; HAIR DISEASE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR LOSS; HEREDITARY HYPOTRICHOSIS SIMPLEX; HUMAN; HYPOTRICHOSIS; KERION; LICHEN PLANOPILARIS; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; PERIFOLLICULAR PIGMENTATION; SCALP; SCAR ALOPECIA; SEBORRHEIC ALOPECIA; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TRICHOSCOPY; TRICHOTILLOMANIA; TUFTED FOLLICULITIS;

ALOPECIA; DERMOSCOPY; FEMALE; HAIR DISEASES; HUMANS;

EID: 78650698298     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.01119.x     Document Type: Article

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