Acquired non-scarring vertex alopecia in three women revealing trichotillomania: Diagnostic accuracy of trichoscopy

Thigh hair loss: A diagnosis made easy by dermoscopy

“…This leads to manifest alopecia on the affected parts of the body [1]. Trichoscopic criteria have been well described for trichotillomania of the scalp, including broken hair in different lengths, short hair with trichoptilosis, coiled hair, hook hair, tulip hair, flame hairs, and the V sign [2,3]. Trichotillomania may create a diagnostic challenge, especially if it occurs on a body site other than the scalp and/or if the patient denies the hairpulling habit, therefore the importance of dermoscopy by demonstrating the specific trichoscopic patterns, allowing us to confirm the diagnosis without resorting to histology.…”