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Research Article | Volume 18 Issue 2 (Apr-Jun, 2025) | Pages 65 - 70
Trichoscopic patterns seen in patients with alopecia of scalp: A cross-sectional study
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Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Vedantaa institute of medical sciences, Dhundhalwadi, Dahanu palghar, Maharashtra
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3rd Year Resident, Department of Dermatology, Vedantaa institute of medical sciences, Dhundhalwadi, Dahanu palghar, Maharashtra
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2nd Year Resident, Department of Dermatology, Vedantaa institute of medical sciences, Dhundhalwadi, Dahanu palghar, Maharashtra
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Received
May 25, 2025
Revised
May 30, 2025
Accepted
June 6, 2025
Published
June 8, 2025
Abstract

Background: Alopecia refers to “baldness” or loss of hair. Various methods used for the evaluation of hair loss are hair pull test, wood's lamp examination, light and electron microscopy of hair, scalp biopsy, and dermoscopy. The present study was conducted to study trichoscopy findings of scalp and hair shafts in different types of Alopecia at tertiary care centre.

Material and Methodology:

 The present study was cross-sectional observational study carried out at tertiary institute conducted at Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. The study was conducted from May 2024 to April 2025. A total of 118 patients consenting male and female patients, with complaints of hair loss over scalp, attending the Department were enrolled for the study. Permission from the Ethical Committee was taken prior to commencement of the study and informed written consent was taken from the participants of the study. The data was filled in excel sheet and the results were described as frequency and proportion.

Results: The mean age of the patients was 27.36 ±13.52 years. It was observed that majority of patients were in male (63.56%) and females were 36.44%. It was observed that majority of patients had Alopecia areata (34.75%) followed by AGA (27.11%), Female patterned hair loss (8.47%), Tinea capitis (6.78%) and Telogen effluvium (4.24%)

Conclusion: Trichoscopy is a very valuable and useful tool to diagnose various hair disorders by understanding the various trichoscopic patterns specific for each disease.

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