Trichoscopic findings in alopecia areata and their relation to disease activity, severity and clinical subtype in Turkish patients


Kibar M., AKTAN Ş., LEBE B., BİLGİN M.

AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, vol.56, no.1, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 56 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ajd.12102
  • Journal Name: AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: alopecia areata, dermoscopy, dermatoscopy, scalp dermoscopy, trichoscopy, INVESTIGATIONAL ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES, HAIR LOSS, COUDABILITY, DERMOSCOPY, DOTS, SIGN
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/ObjectiveTrichoscopic studies of alopecia areata are helpful in the non-invasive diagnosis and prediction of the course of the disease. The objective was to determine the relationship of trichoscopic findings in alopecia areata with disease activity, severity and clinical subtype in Turkish patients.