Hair Pathology with Trichoscopic Correlations

Hair Pathology with Trichoscopic Correlations is a comprehensive text that combines pathology with trichoscopy to provide optimal management of hair disorders. It helps clinicians obtain an optimal specimen and understand the pathology report, with diagnostic clues and common pitfalls in hair pathology.

Format: Hardback
Length: 210 pages
Publication date: 29 October 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Hair Pathology with Trichoscopic Correlations
Mariya Miteva, MD, Associate Professor, Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

Combining pathology with trichoscopy is a powerful strategy for the optimal management of hair disorders. This highly illustrated text will help clinicians become familiar with how to obtain an optimal specimen and how to understand the pathology report in order to create an individualized approach in management. Pathologists will become familiar with the trichoscopic morphologic correlation of hair disorders, with the diagnostic clues to spot, and the most common pitfalls in hair pathology.

CONTENTS:

Hair and scalp dermoscopy (trichoscopy): An introduction

Normal scalp and hair on trichoscopy

Practical tips for mastering the scalp biopsy procedure

Introduction to horizontal sections and normal scalp anatomy on horizontal sections

Trichoscopy-guided scalp biopsy

Clues to the pathologic diagnosis of hair disorders

Pitfalls in the pathologic diagnosis of hair disorders

Alopecia areata

Alopecia areata incognita

Telogen effluvium

Androgenetic alopecia

Traumatic alopecia (without traction alopecia)

Lichen planopilaris

Frontal fibrosing alopecia

Fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution

Lupus erythematosus of the scalp

Traction alopecia

Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA)

Folliculitis decalvans

Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp

Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp

Acne/Folliculitis keloidalis

Scalp psoriasis

Seborrheic dermatitis

Red scalp disease

Scalp involvement in dermatomyositis

Linear morphea en coup de sabre

Hair and scalp infections

Miscellaneous

Trichoscopy

Weight: 880g
Dimension: 214 x 285 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138313538