Diagnostic accuracy measures for vertical and transverse scalp biopsies in cicatricial and non-cicatricial alopecias

Background: Scalp biopsy provides worthwhile diagnostic clues to diagnose the noncicatricial or cicatricial type of alopecia. Although a pair of vertically and horizontally sectioned pathology samples would be ideal, the diagnostic yield of vertical (V) or transverse (T) sectioning in different type...

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Main Authors: Kambiz Kamyab-Hesari, Nessa Aghazadeh, Pedram Nourmohammad-pour, Alireza Ghanadan, Azita Nikoo, Fatameh Gholamali, Mommad-Javad Nazemi, Ziba Rahbar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-03-01
Series:Dermatologica Sinica
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811717302240