TABLE 4.
Correlation between dermoscopic findings and severity of alopecia areata (AA)
| SEVERITY OF AA | BD N(%) | YD N(%) | BH N(%) | EH N(%) | SVH N(%) | CH N(%) | TH N(%) | PTH N(%) | T N(%) | PS N(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 (n=14) | 13 (92.8) | 4 (28.5) | 13 (92.8) | 5 (35.7) | 8 (57.1) | 10 (71.4) | 2 (14.2) | 8 (57.1) | 2 (14.2) | 5 (35.7) |
| S2 (n=11) | 11 (100) | 9 (81.8) | 10 (90.9) | 5 (45.4) | 8 (72.7) | 3 (27.2) | 3 (27.2) | 2 (18.1) | 2 (18.1) | 3 (27.2) |
| S3 (n=7) | 6 (85.7) | 4 (57) | 6 (85.7) | 3 (42.8) | 4 (57) | 4 (57) | 0 (0) | 2 (28.1) | 2 (28.1) | 3 (42.8) |
| S4 (n=6) | 3 (50) | 5 (83.3) | 2 (33.3) | 1 (16.7) | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| S5 (n=6) | 3 (50) | 6 (100) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0) | 4 (66.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| B1 (n=16) | 6 (35.2) | 3 (18.7) | 4 (23.5) | 0 (0) | 2 (11.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (11.7) | 0 (0) |
| B2 (n=6) | 3 (60) | 6 (100) | 1 (20) | 1 (20) | 4 (80) | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| p-value | 0.10 | 0.01* | 0.001* | 0.11 | 0.42 | 0.04* | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.58 | 0.33 |
*
p-value is significant (<0.05)
BD: black dots; YD: yellow dots; BH: broken hair; EH: exclamation mark hair; SVH: small vellus hair; CH: coudability hair; TH: tulip hair; PTH: pigtail hair; T: telangiectasia; PS: perifollicular scaling