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. 2024 Oct 30;14(4):e2024238. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1404a238

Table 4.

Dermoscopic Findings.

Dermoscopic Findings in Alopecia Areata
Exclamation mark 31 36.9%
Tapered hair 12 14.28%
Pigtail hair 12 14.28%
Regrowing hair 21 25%
Vellus hair 33 39.28%
Pohl-Pinkus constriction 3 3.57%
Broken hair 14 16.66%
Black dots 25 29.76%
Yellow dots 2 2.38%
Empty hair follicle 23 27.38%
Erythema 13 15.5%
Dermoscopic Findings in Tinea Capitis
Broken hair 81 100%
Comma-shaped 38 46.91%
Corkscrew hair 21 25.9%
Bent hair 47 58%
Zigzag hair 28 34.5%
Morse code hair 22 27.16%
I hair 4 4.93%
Black dots 16 19.70%
Empty hair follicle 1 1.23%
Hair cast 2 2.46%
Diffuse scaling 61 75.30%
Perifollicular scaling 59 72.8%
Perifollicular erythema 44 54.32%
Perifollicular pustules 28 34.56%
Dermoscopic Findings in Trichotillomania
Exclamation mark 3 18.75%
Broken hair at different level 15 93.75%
V-shaped hair 8 50%
Tulip hair 4 25%
Trichoptilosis 7 43.75%
Flame hair 7 43.75%
Hair powder 8 50%
Mace sign 3 18.75%
Burnt matchstick sign 7 43.75%
I hair 5 31.25%
Coiled hair 1 6.25%
Hook hair 3 18.75%
Black dots 12 75%
Empty hair follicle 1 6.25%
Dermoscopic Findings in Tractional Alopecia
Coiled hair 2 14.2%
Hair diameter diversity 8 57.14%
Vellus hair 14 100%
Black dots 1 7.14%
Empty hair follicle 3 21.4%
Hair cast 4 28.57%
Diffuse scaling 1 7.14%
Perifollicular pustules 2 14.2%
Perifollicular erythema 14 100%
Coiled hair 2 14.2%
Dermoscopic Findings in Congenital Triangular Alopecia
Vellus hair 3 100%
White hair 1 33.3%
Dermoscopic Findings in Patchy Androgenetic Alopecia
Peripheral terminal hair 3 100%
Hair diameter diversity 2 100%
Vellus hair >20% 2 100%
Single hair pilosebaceous unit 2 100%