Hair Therapy & Transplantation
Open Access

Department of Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Pembroke Pines, USA

Publications

• Mini Review Article   
  Review of the Trends in Diagnosing Alopecia with Scalp Biopsy and Trichoscopy
  Author(s): Annyella Douglas, Thinh Q. Nguyen, Jayson Suriano and Neda Nikbakht*
  
  Background: Hair loss is a common problem among patients who present to their dermatologist and diagnosis in the hair clinic often includes a thorough history, clinical examination with trichoscopy and a potential scalp biopsy. Objective: To assess the trends and development of trichoscopy and the utilization of scalp biopsy in dermatologic practice. Methods: Literature search using keywords “Trichoscopy”, “alopecia”, “scalp biopsy”, “hair loss” was done in Pubmed, Ovid MEDLINE, and Cochrane. The search yielded 138 articles after title, abstract, in-text review and removing duplicates, 53 articles were included. Results: The literature search demonstrated a trend in the relationship between scalp biopsy and trichoscopy in diagnos.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35841/2167-0951.24.14.248

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