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| Description | This chapter describes tricoscopy structures and patterns as seen by dermoscopy | ||
| Author(s) | Anna Waskiel Burnat · Lidia Rudnicka · Adriana Rakowska | ||
| Responsible author | Anna Waskiel Burnat → send e-mail | ||
| Status | unknown | ||
| Status update | December 4, 2018 | ||
| Status by | Ralph P. Braun | ||
This chapter describes tricoscopy structures and patterns as seen by dermoscopy
It has the following subchapters:
| Hair shafts |
| Hair follicle openings |
| Perifollicular and interfollicular skin surface |
| Blood vessels (scalp) |
| Normal trichoscopic findings |
The examination of [skin lesions] with a 'dermatoscope'. This traditionally consists of a magnifier (typically x10), a non-polarised light source, a transparent plate and a liquid medium between the instrument and the skin, and allows inspection of skin lesions unobstructed by skin surface reflections. Modern dermatoscopes dispense with the use of liquid medium and instead use polarised light to cancel out skin surface reflections.