Use of dermoscopy in the diagnosis of temporal triangular alopecia

• Main Authors: Jullyene Gomes de Campos (Author), Cláudia Marina Puga Barbosa Oliveira (Author), Sandra Adolfina Reyes Romero (Author), Ana Paula Klein (Author), Patricia Bandeira de Melo Akel (Author), Giselle Martins Pinto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Temporal triangular alopecia, also referred as congenital triangular alopecia, is an uncommon dermatosis of unknown etiology. It is characterized by a non-scarring, circumscribed alopecia often located unilaterally in the frontotemporal region. It usually emerges at ages 2-9 years. Alopecia areata i...