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Volume 8 Issue 10 (October, 2020)

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Assessment of cases of Alopecia Areata using dermascope
Dr. Akshat Mittal

Background: AA is an autoimmune condition that attacks the hair follicles, causing nonscarring hair loss. The present study was conducted to assess cases of Alopecia Areata (AA). Materials & Methods: 82 cases of Alopecia areata were recorded. The site was selected and lesion was observed through the dermascope. Grading was performed and hair loss was recorded. Nail abnormalities were also recorded. Results: Out of 82, males were 42 and females were 40. Dermascopic findings were vallus hair in 25, yellow dots in 22, black dots in 15, broken hair in 12 and exclamation mark in 8 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Hair loss grade S1 was seen in 4, S2 in 10, S3 in 12, S4 in 25 and S5 in 31 patients. Nail pitting was observed in 4, trachyonychia in10, beau's lines in 3, Onychorrhexis in12 and koilonychias in 7 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Most common dermascopic findings were vallus hair and yellow dots and nail finding was, trachyonychia and Onychorrhexis. Key words: Alopecia areata, Vallus hair, Yellow dots.

 
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