Circular hairs: nomenclature and meanings

Abstract

Abstract: Trichoscopy has become an essential tool for the diagnosis of various diseases that affect the hair and scalp. Through dermatoscopy we identified a set of findings that share a circular shape of hair shafts. The objective of this study is to distinguish among the various forms of circular hairs in order to identify their peculiarities and to describe in which skin disorders they can be found.

Keywords

• Alopecia
• Clinical diagnosis
• Hair diseases