Different Trichoscopic Features of Tinea Capitis and Alopecia Areata in Pediatric Patients
Joint Authors
Abdel-Salam, Osama
El-Esawy, Fatma
El-Taweel, Abd-Elaziz
Source
Dermatology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Diagnosis of patchy hair loss in pediatric patients is often a matter of considerable debate among dermatologists.
Trichoscopy is a rapid and noninvasive tool to detect more details of patchy hair loss.
Like clinical dermatology, trichoscopy works parallel to the skin surface and perpendicular to the histological plane; like the histopathology, it thus allows the viewing of structures not discovered by the naked eye.
Objective.
Aiming to compare the different trichoscopic features of tinea capitis and alopecia areata in pediatric patients.
Patients and Methods.
This study included 40 patients, 20 patients with tinea capitis and 20 patients with alopecia areata.
They were exposed toclinical examination, laboratory investigations (10% KOH and fungal culture), and trichoscope examination.
Results.
Our obtained results reported that, in tinea capitis patients, comma shaped hairs, corkscrew hairs, and zigzag shaped hairs are the diagnostic trichoscopic features of tinea capitis.
While in alopecia areata patients, the most trichoscopic specific features were yellow dots, exclamation mark, and short vellus hairs.
Conclusion.
Trichoscopy can be used as a noninvasive tool for rapid diagnosis of tinea capitis and alopecia areata in pediatric patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
El-Taweel, Abd-Elaziz& El-Esawy, Fatma& Abdel-Salam, Osama. 2014. Different Trichoscopic Features of Tinea Capitis and Alopecia Areata in Pediatric Patients. Dermatology Research and Practice،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503070
Modern Language Association (MLA)
El-Taweel, Abd-Elaziz…[et al.]. Different Trichoscopic Features of Tinea Capitis and Alopecia Areata in Pediatric Patients. Dermatology Research and Practice No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503070
American Medical Association (AMA)
El-Taweel, Abd-Elaziz& El-Esawy, Fatma& Abdel-Salam, Osama. Different Trichoscopic Features of Tinea Capitis and Alopecia Areata in Pediatric Patients. Dermatology Research and Practice. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503070
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-503070