Trichoscopy of Noncicatricial Pressure-induced Alopecia Resembling Alopecia Areata.
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.
Department of Dermatology, Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Francine
F
Papaiordanou
Department of Dermatology, Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Bruno Rebelo Lages
BR
da Silveira
Department of Dermatology and Anatomic Pathology, Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Juan
J
Piñeiro-Maceira
Department of Dermatology, Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rodrigo
R
Pirmez
Alopecia; alopecia areata; pressure-induced alopecia; trichoscopy