Defects of the hair shaft
Dermoscopic image brush-like small fibers at the distal end of the hair shaft ( red circles) denoting trichorrhexis nodosa in a female patient. (DHS-patient2)
Keywords: Alopecia, Dermoscopy, Female, Frayed ends, Hair, Hair loss, Hair shaft, Paint brush distal ends, Scalp, Trichorrhexis nodosa, Trichoscopy
Structure of a normal hair follicle
The hair follicle is the structure of skin from which the hair shaft emerges. The hair shaft grows from germinative cells in the hair bulb deep within the dermis.
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