title: Dermoscopy in the diagnosis of hair and scalp disorders.
abstract: Dermoscopy is a non-invasive, in vivo technique that has been recently utilized for the diagnosis and management of hair and scalp disorders. In the last few years many studies have been published in this field; this review will describe the dermoscopic patterns observed in the most common hair and scalp disorders and discuss their diagnostic relevance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. antonella.tosti@unibo.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tosti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Torres
mesh_terms: D046169:Dermoscopy; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*