Use of videodermatoscopy in scalp disorders

Abstract

Videodermatoscopy is a new technique that, allowing the visualization at high magnification (×10 to ×1,000) of hair and scalp skin, has been increasingly and successfully used in the evaluation of different hair and scalp disorders. In particular, VD may be useful for the diagnosis and follow-up of different types of hair loss (androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata, telogen effluvium, trichotillomania, congenital triangular alopecia, tinea capitis, scarring alopecia), parasitic and inflammatory scalp diseases, and hair shaft disorders.