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Acantholytic Hair Casts: A Dermoscopic Sign of Pemphigus Vulgaris of the Scalp

We report the dermoscopic features of pemphigus vulgaris (PV) involving the scalp of a 57-year-old African-American female. Among our findings, there were hair casts – movable tubular structures that envelop the hair shafts. We suggest that the development of those casts occurs through acantholysis...

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Autor principal: Pirmez, Rodrigo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3500059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23180929
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.100087