DERMOSCOPY IN FEMALE ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA
Abstract
We present 3 patients with hair thinning that is pronounced on the top of the head (Fig.1 a,b,c). Thinning of the vertex region is characteristic of female-type androgenetic alopecia but is not diagnostic. Trichoscopy (dermoscopy of hair and scalp) can provide important differential diagnostic information.
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Trichoscopy, female-type androgenetic alopecia, AlopeciaHow to Cite
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