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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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Trichoscopy of noncicatricial pressure-induced alopecia resembling alopecia areata
Francine Papaiordanou1, Bruno Rebelo Lages da Silveira1, Juan Piñeiro-Maceira2, Rodrigo Pirmez1
1 Department of Dermatology, Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2 Department of Dermatology and Anatomic Pathology, Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Correspondence Address:
Francine Papaiordanou
Careacu St., 548 – Jardim Franca, Sao Paulo, SP
Brazil
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.188043
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Pressure-induced alopecia is an unusual cause of hair loss, and reports of its trichoscopic features are scarce. In this paper, we describe a case of pressure-induced alopecia in which trichoscopic and histopathological findings overlap with those described for alopecia areata. |
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