Alopecia is a common, distressing condition that is sometimes difficult to diagnose and treat. Losing hair is not usually health threatening; it can scar a young child's vulnerable self-esteem by causing immense psychological and emotional stress, not only to the patient, but also to the concerned parents and siblings; so the cause of hair loss should be diagnosed and treated early to overcome the resulting problems.
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Sensitivity and specificity of the common trichoscopic findings in diagnosis of clinically difficult cases of focal non-cicatricial alopecia in children.
Timeframe: 2017-2018