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Trichoscopy: Essentials for the dermatologist
Juan Antonio Moreno Romero, Department of Dermatology, Hospital General de Catalunya, 08195 Barcelona, Spain
Ramon Grimalt, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, 08195 Barcelona, Spain
Author contributions: All the authors contributed to conception, design and drafting the article; all the authors have approved the article.
Conflict-of-interest: None.
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Correspondence to: Ramon Grimalt, Professor, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Major 16 08221 Terrassa, 08195 Barcelona, Spain. rgrimalt@uic.es
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Received: November 20, 2014
Peer-review started: November 22, 2014
First decision: December 26, 2014
Revised: February 25, 2015
Accepted: March 16, 2015
Article in press: March 18, 2015
Published online: May 2, 2015
Processing time: 158 Days and 16 Hours
Peer-review started: November 22, 2014
First decision: December 26, 2014
Revised: February 25, 2015
Accepted: March 16, 2015
Article in press: March 18, 2015
Published online: May 2, 2015
Processing time: 158 Days and 16 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Trichoscopy refers to the dermoscopy of the hair and scalp disorders. This is a noninvasive, in office technique that can be performed with a hand-held dermatoscope or a digital videodermatoscopy system. Trichoscopy is useful for the diagnosis and follow-up of hair and scalp disorders. In this article, we have briefly described the most important trichoscopic patterns and structures.