Pontos vermelhos foliculares: Um achado tricoscópico normal em pacientes com distúrbios da pigmentação?

Abstract

Follicular red dots have been described as a trichoscopic feature of active discoid lupus erythematosus of the scalp and its presence associated with a better prognosis. We report five patients with pigmentary disor-ders in whom follicular red dots were detected during scalp examination. We suggest that this pattern is proba-bly related to the rich vasculature that naturally envelops the normal hair follicle. The possible implications of such proposition in cases of discoid lupus erythematosus and other scalp disorders are also discussed. © 2013 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia.