Differential diagnosis of chronic hair loss remains a challenge in dermatology. The aim of the study was to evaluate the value of a new scalp visualization technique, trichoscopy, in differential ...

HealthDay News — Specific trichoscopic findings are associated with tinea capitis (TC), according to a research letter published online January 22 in the British Journal of Dermatology. Ana Brasileiro ...

Marissa Joseph, MD, MSc, FRCPC, medical director at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, highlighted cases from her practice to illustrate the recommended approach to scarring ...

Misdiagnosis of hair and scalp disorders in SoC patients is common, with 63% of cases initially misdiagnosed, including life-threatening conditions. Diagnostic errors often stem from atypical ...

A preteen girl who has had patchy bald spots since she was a baby was brought in by her parents for assessment. On taking the girl's family history, clinicians observed that one of her parents was ...

A 38-year-old man presented to the dermatology department with a 6-month history of progressive hair loss without scalp pruritus or pain. The lesions were spread across the patient’s scalp, giving the ...

Trichotillomania, commonly known as "hair-pulling disorder", is a type of impulse control disease. People with trichotillomania have an uncontrollable need to pull out their hair, mainly from their ...