Patchy Alopecia in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Practical Application of Trichoscopy

Trichoscopy is an efficient, convenient, and accurate diagnostic dermatological procedure which is widely used in the examination of patients with skin diseases. Herein, we report a 56-year-old woman with a long-term history of rheumatoid arthritis complaining of pruritic patchy alopecia on her scal...

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Autores principales: Vafaeian, Ahmad, Taghizadeh, Elham, Daneshpazhooh, Maryam, Mahmoudi, Hamidreza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2021
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Single Case
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7879245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33613233
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000511536
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author Vafaeian, Ahmad
Taghizadeh, Elham
Daneshpazhooh, Maryam
Mahmoudi, Hamidreza
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description Trichoscopy is an efficient, convenient, and accurate diagnostic dermatological procedure which is widely used in the examination of patients with skin diseases. Herein, we report a 56-year-old woman with a long-term history of rheumatoid arthritis complaining of pruritic patchy alopecia on her scalp who was referred for biopsy to exclude cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Taking advantage of trichoscopy, we were able to quickly diagnose tinea capitis. Following administration of the proper treatment the disease resolved completely.
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spelling pubmed-78792452021-02-18 Patchy Alopecia in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Practical Application of Trichoscopy Vafaeian, Ahmad Taghizadeh, Elham Daneshpazhooh, Maryam Mahmoudi, Hamidreza Case Rep Dermatol Single Case Trichoscopy is an efficient, convenient, and accurate diagnostic dermatological procedure which is widely used in the examination of patients with skin diseases. Herein, we report a 56-year-old woman with a long-term history of rheumatoid arthritis complaining of pruritic patchy alopecia on her scalp who was referred for biopsy to exclude cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Taking advantage of trichoscopy, we were able to quickly diagnose tinea capitis. Following administration of the proper treatment the disease resolved completely. S. Karger AG 2021-01-25 /pmc/articles/PMC7879245/ /pubmed/33613233 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000511536 Text en Copyright © 2021 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Patchy Alopecia in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Practical Application of Trichoscopy
title Patchy Alopecia in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Practical Application of Trichoscopy
title_full Patchy Alopecia in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Practical Application of Trichoscopy
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title_short Patchy Alopecia in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Practical Application of Trichoscopy
title_sort patchy alopecia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis: a practical application of trichoscopy
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