{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: The Role of Trichoscopy in Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
{Author}: Alessandrini A;Brattoli G;Piraccini BM;Di Altobrando A;Starace M;
{Journal}: Skin Appendage Disord
{Volume}: 7
{Issue}: 1
{Year}: Jan 2021
暂无{DOI}: 10.1159/000510525
{Abstract}: <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans (KFSD) is a rare, X-linked, hereditary disorder of keratinization, characterized by skin involvement and progressive scarring alopecia of scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes. The diagnosis is helped by the particular clinical features, but pathology is mandatory.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>We described a case of a female patient referred to the outpatient's hair consultation of our department, in which we performed trichoscopy as a very useful tool for the diagnosis, followed by pathology that confirmed KFSD.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>In our article, we underlined the importance of trichoscopy for the diagnosis of this hair disease, with also a review of the literature on diagnosis and treatment.