Open AccessTubular hair casts in trichoscopy of hair and scalp disorders
Author(s) -
M Mathur,
Prakash Acharya,
Alina Karki,
Jyoti Shah,
Nisha Kc
Publication year - 2019
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/ijt.ijt_77_18
Subject(s) - scalp , dermatology , alopecia areata , vellus hair , medicine , discoid lupus erythematosus , hair disease , scarring alopecia , hair loss , histopathology , pathology , lupus erythematosus , immunology , antibody
Hair casts have been reported in a variety of hair and scalp disorders. Trichoscopy allows a quick and noninvasive method for the evaluation of hair and scalp disorders in high magnification. However, the study of hair casts seen in trichoscopy is lacking.