Representative Trichoscopic Findings of Outpatients with Androgenetic Alopecia and Alopecia Areata / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 699-705, 2016.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-137659
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
By magnifying the scalp and structure of hair, trichoscopy enables easy differentiation among various hair loss diseases.OBJECTIVE:
To measure the frequency of representative trichoscopic findings in outpatients with androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata and the frequency of various trichoscopic findings depending on the disease severity of androgenetic alopecia.METHODS:
This cross-sectional study included 87 patients with androgenetic alopecia (n=57) and alopecia areata (n=30) treated over a year (2014∼2015). Three dermatologists assessed the trichoscopic findings (hair shaft, hair follicle opening, and perifollicular epidermis) in these patients.RESULTS:
Vellus hair was observed in 21 of the 30 patients (70%) with alopecia areata and 20 of the 57 patients (35%) with androgenetic alopecia. Among the patients with androgenetic alopecia, as the disease severity increased, the portion of patients with vellus hair, thickness heterogeneity, and honeycomb pigmentation also increased (p<0.05).CONCLUSION:
Trichoscopy is very useful for the diagnosis of androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata. Additionally, the severity of androgenetic alopecia can be assessed using trichoscopy.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Outpatients
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Scalp
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Population Characteristics
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Pigmentation
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Hair Follicle
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Diagnosis
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Alopecia
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Alopecia Areata
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Hair
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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