January 2024 in “Asian Journal of Medical Sciences” Dermoscopes help tell FPHL apart from other hair loss types and can detect it early by identifying specific patterns.
December 2023 in “JEADV Clinical Practice” Brownish halos around axillary hair can help diagnose frontal fibrosing alopecia.
December 2023 in “Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology” The new method combining dermoscopy and Reflectance Confocal Microscopy is more effective for evaluating vitiligo.
November 2023 in “Berkala Ilmu Kesehatan Kulit dan Kelamin/Berkala ilmu kesehatan kulit dan kelamin (Periodical of dermatology and venerology)” A dermoscope helps accurately tell apart Pityrosporum folliculitis and Acne vulgaris.
August 2023 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Higher concentration of botulinum toxin A is safe and effective for treating hair loss in men and women.
Combining dermoscopy and calcium fluorescent white staining improves diagnosis and treatment of hair fungal infections.
October 2022 in “Dermatology practical & conceptual” Scalp skin condition LEDS has similar features to Zoon's balanitis, a mucosal skin disorder.
September 2022 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” Dermoscopy helped diagnose a rare skin disease which slightly improved with treatment.
January 2022 in “Nasza Dermatologia Online” Dermoscopy helps doctors recognize a type of benign skin tumor called pilomatricoma.
April 2021 in “HIV & AIDS Review” Glycyrrhizinic acid spray showed limited effectiveness in treating anogenital warts in HIV patients with low CD4 levels.
May 2020 in “The Journal of Pediatrics” Tinea capitis can be quickly diagnosed and treated using dermoscopy to prevent hair damage.
June 2018 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” Connective tissue nevi have distinct features, and reflectance confocal microscopy is useful for early diagnosis.
January 2018 in “Journal of clinical and investigative dermatology” Dermoscopy is a useful, low-cost method for diagnosing various types of hair loss disorders known as Cicatricial Alopecia.
Dermoscopy helps diagnose and differentiate various hair and scalp conditions.
July 2017 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” Dermoscopy is effective in diagnosing facial actinic keratosis using specific features.
Dermoscopy is useful for diagnosing hair loss patterns in dogs.
April 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” People with Down syndrome are more likely to experience hair loss, and using dermoscopy can help diagnose it.
April 2016 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Dermoscopy helped correctly diagnose a skin condition that was previously misidentified as a different hair loss disease.
January 2013 in “Journal of Clinical Dermatology” The combination of oral finasteride and topical 5% minoxidil effectively treats androgenic alopecia, especially after 3 months.
April 2012 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Dermoscopy can help diagnose tinea capitis in children by looking for comma hairs, black dots, and broken hairs with white bands.
March 2012 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Dermoscopy helps diagnose different hair loss conditions, and characteristics vary among ethnicities and individual cases.
November 2022 in “Al-Azhar International Medical Journal (Print)” Combining 5% spironolactone and 5% minoxidil is safe and more effective for treating hair loss.
Dermoscopic features can help distinguish female androgenetic alopecia from telogen effluvium and healthy controls.
December 2021 in “Skin appendage disorders” A reliable severity score for female pattern hair loss was developed and validated.
January 2020 in “International Journal of Trichology” PRP injections are not effective for long-term treatment of temporal triangular alopecia.
September 2014 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” Hair diameter difference, brown skin discoloration around hair follicles, and missing hair in certain areas are key signs of androgenetic alopecia (commonly known as hair loss) when viewed under a dermoscope.
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October 2018 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Trichoscopy effectively diagnoses eyebrow loss, distinguishing between alopecia areata and frontal fibrosing alopecia.
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February 2015 in “Anais brasileiros de dermatologia/Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” A 6-year-old girl was diagnosed with a rare hair disorder and started treatment with topical minoxidil.
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July 2020 in “JAMA dermatology” Dermatoscopy can help diagnose CCCA without visible hair loss, offering a less invasive option than biopsy.
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May 2013 in “European Journal of Dermatology” Dermoscopy can non-invasively detect eruptive vellus hair cysts on the labia majora.