TrIchOscOpy as a meThOD Of DIfferenTIal DIagnOsTIc Of nOn-scarrIng haIr lOss anDpapulO-squamOus DIsOrDers Of The scalp
About the author:	O.Ya. Potareiko	
Heading	CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS	
Type of article	Scientific Article	
Annotation	Тhere are many different methods of the diagnostics to assess the condition of the 
hair and scalp. According to the researches, the use of trichoscopy can improve the 
accuracy of clinical and differential diagnostics of various pathological conditions.
The objective:to evaluate the potential benefit of trichoscopy in clinical practice; to
 characterize the features of the detected pathological conditions using this method.
Methods:images (х20, х60 magnification) obtained with the Aramo-SG Diagnosis 
System Trichoscope in a group of patients including 30 people (22 women (73.3%)
 and 8 men (26.7%); age: 19–55 years, mean age –  34.9 years).
Results:evaluated trichoscopic picture of the following diseases: alopecia 
androgenetic, diffuse alopecia (telogen effluvium), alopecia areata; scalp psoriasis
 and seborrheic dermatitis. The similar clinical features revealed during the 
examination differed from the images obtained by this method, which allowed us 
to differentiate the pathological conditions. The specific trichoscopic criteria made 
it possible to carry out differential diagnosic of pathological conditions, to confirm 
93.3% and to change 6.7% of clinical diagnosis.
Conclusions:evaluating of the trichoscopic pictures of patients madeit possible to
 performe the differential diagnosic and to change the 6.7% of previous diagnosis. 
The feature of using of trichoscopy in clinical practice is the high diagnostic 
capabilities of this method, which takes precedence over a simple clinical 
examination. Thus, trichoscopy should be included in the plan of patient examination 
in everyday practice.	
Tags	trichoscopy, trichoscopic criteria, androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata, 
telogen effluvium, seborrheic dermatitis, scalp psoriasis.	
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Publication of the article	«DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY» №4(86), 2019 year, 34-38 pages,
 index UDK 616.594–073.581/-079.4	
DOI	10.33743/2308-1066-2019-4-34-38