A Systematic Approach to Afro-Textured Hair Disorders Natalie C. Yin, MD, Antonella Tosti, MD Dermatologic Clinics Volume 32, Issue 2, Pages 145-151 (April 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2013.11.005 Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 At dermoscopy, African hairs frequently show knots and fissures. Dermatologic Clinics 2014 32, 145-151DOI: (10.1016/j.det.2013.11.005) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Pinpoint white dots: dots correspond to follicular and sweat gland openings. Dermatologic Clinics 2014 32, 145-151DOI: (10.1016/j.det.2013.11.005) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 TC: corkscrew and comma hairs. Dermatologic Clinics 2014 32, 145-151DOI: (10.1016/j.det.2013.11.005) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Alopecia areata: pinpoint white dots, broken hairs, and exclamation mark hairs. Dermatologic Clinics 2014 32, 145-151DOI: (10.1016/j.det.2013.11.005) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 5 Trichorrhexis nodosa and trichoptilosis in a broken shaft. Dermatologic Clinics 2014 32, 145-151DOI: (10.1016/j.det.2013.11.005) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 6 CCCA: the scalp shows areas of erythema and pinpoint white dots with irregular distribution. The alopecic area shows single hairs or group of two hairs surrounded by a peripilar gray-white halo. Dermatologic Clinics 2014 32, 145-151DOI: (10.1016/j.det.2013.11.005) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 7 Traction alopecia: the hair shafts in the scalp that surround the alopecic area show hair casts around their proximal part. Dermatologic Clinics 2014 32, 145-151DOI: (10.1016/j.det.2013.11.005) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 8 FFA: peripilar casts and absence of vellus hairs. Dermatologic Clinics 2014 32, 145-151DOI: (10.1016/j.det.2013.11.005) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 9 Dermoscopy-guided biopsy in a patient with clinical suspicion of LPP. The biopsy site includes hairs with peripilar casts. Dermatologic Clinics 2014 32, 145-151DOI: (10.1016/j.det.2013.11.005) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions