INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES ALOPECIA AREATA IS A COMMON CAUSE OF NON SCARRING ALOPECIA THAT OCCURS IN A PATCHY,CONFLUENT OR DIFFUSE PATTERN. DERMOSCOPY IS A NON-INVASIVE USEFUL TECHNIQUE FOR THE CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS OF ALOPECIA AREATA AND OTHER DISEASES.TOPICAL MINOXIDIL SOLUTION 5% AND PLATELET RICH PLASMAARE IMPORTANT MODALITIES USED IN TREATMENT OF ALOPECIA AREATA. OUR OBJECTIVES WERE TO EVALUATE THE DERMOSCOPIC FINDINGS ... إقراء المزيد

The study was carried out on 40 patients with Alopecia Areata (AA) attending Dermatology Outpatient Clinic of Sohag University Hospital. 85% had localized AA and 15% had alopecia totalis. 10 healthy individuals were selected as a control.The age of patients ranged from 6 to 50 years with a mean 23.93±12.42 years. Males were 62.5% and females were 37 .5 % ... إقراء المزيد

Alopecia areata is a common cause of nonscarring alopecia that occurs in a patchy, confluent, or diffuse pattern. Dermoscopy is a noninvasive technique for the clinical diagnosis of many skin diseases. Topical minoxidil solution 5% and platelet rich plasma are important modalities used in treatment of alopecia areata. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of PRP versus topical minoxidil 5% ... إقراء المزيد