Open AccessIs Trichoscopy a reliable tool to diagnose early female pattern hair loss?
Author(s) -
Sana A Bhamla,
Rachita Dhurat,
Punit P Saraogi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of trichology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0974-9241
pISSN - 0974-7753
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7753.125603
Subject(s) - hair loss , scalp , dermatology , medicine , biopsy , pathology
Female pattern hair loss (FPHL) presents with visible patterns of hair loss, thus making a bedside diagnosis possible. However, there are cases of FPHL presenting without any visible hair thinning, making it necessary to subject them to a scalp biopsy to make a diagnosis.