Open AccessMacular hypopigmentation, hair loss and follicular spongiosis: A distinct clinicopathological entity
Author(s) -
Riti Bhatia,
Vishal Gupta,
Sudheer Arava,
Sujay Khandpur,
M Ramam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 0973-3922
pISSN - 0378-6323
DOI - 10.4103/ijdvl.ijdvl_679_17
Subject(s) - spongiosis , histopathology , biopsy , medicine , pathology , follicular phase , dermatology , skin biopsy
Hypopigmented macules are seen in a variety of disorders and the diagnosis rests on clinicopathological correlation. However, some cases are difficult to classify and pose a diagnostic challenge.