Hair and scalp dermatoscopy

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1040-1048

  Miteva, Mariya ^a   Tosti, Antonella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Hair disease; Hair loss; Nonscarring alopecia; Scalp disease; Scarring alopecia; Trichoscopy; Videodermatoscopy

Indexed keywords

ALOPECIA; DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN DISEASE; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

ALOPECIA; DERMATITIS, SEBORRHEIC; DERMOSCOPY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, DISCOID; PSORIASIS; SCALP DERMATOSES; SKIN DISEASES; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

EID: 84872674868     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.02.013     Document Type: Review

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