Clinical and Trichoscopic Graded Live Visual Scale for Androgenetic Alopecia.

alopecia androgenetic scale trichoscopy

Journal

Dermatology practical & conceptual
ISSN: 2160-9381
Titre abrégé: Dermatol Pract Concept
Pays: Austria
ID NLM: 101585990

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
May 2022
Historique:
accepted: 15 09 2021
entrez: 1 6 2022
pubmed: 2 6 2022
medline: 2 6 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Currently, the mostly used classifications of androgenetic alopecia (AGA) only provide a macroscopic and subjective description of this disorder, without evaluating trichoscopic features. The aim of this study is to elaborate a graded live visual AGA severity scale including macroscopic and microscopic (trichoscopic) pictures, and to determine the most frequent trichoscopic characteristics associated to each grade. A retrospective observational study was conducted on 122 patients (50 females and 72 males) affected by AGA. Macroscopic and trichoscopic photographs were taken at standardized scalp points. Each picture was ranked from AGA stage I to VII, according to Hamilton scale for men and Sinclair scale for women, and the most representative images of each severity degree were collected to produce a graded live visual scale. In males, 2 live visual scales, 1 for the anterior and 1 for posterior region of the scalp were created. In females, only 1 scale of the anterior region was realized. For each stage of severity, the corresponding trichoscopic parameters were statistically analyzed. We realized new macroscopic and trichoscopic graded live visual scales for male and female patients affected by AGA, which could help physicians in giving an objective evaluation of the disease and in better managing it.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35646460
doi: 10.5826/dpc.1202a78
pii: dp1202a78
pmc: PMC9116551
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

e2022078

Informations de copyright

©2022 Rossi et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Competing interests: None.

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Auteurs

Alfredo Rossi (A)

Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

Martina Ferranti (M)

Dermatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Italy.

Francesca Magri (F)

Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

Marco Di Fraia (M)

Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

Gemma Caro (G)

Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

Maria Caterina Fortuna (MC)

Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

Marta Muscianese (M)

Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

Simone Michelini (S)

Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

Marta Carlesimo (M)

Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

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