Abstract
Trichoscopy of active folliculitis decalvans shows tufted hairs surrounded by perifollicular hyperplasia, which may be arranged in a starburst pattern (starburst sign). Other common trichoscopic features of active disease include yellowish tubular scaling and follicular pustules with emerging hair shafts in their midpart. In longstanding lesions, white and milky red areas lacking follicular openings predominate.
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Rakowska, A., Stefanato, C., Czuwara, J., Olszewska, M., Rudnicka, L. (2012). Folliculitis Decalvans. In: Rudnicka, L., Olszewska, M., Rakowska, A. (eds) Atlas of Trichoscopy. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4486-1_24
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