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Dermatopathology

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The histopathological analysis of alopecia has represented a vexing area for clinicians and pathologists for as long as microscopes have existed. From the clinical perspective, there has been frustration that the pathologist or dermatopathologist could not provide them with a specific microscopical diagnosis that correlated with their clinical impression.

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  1. UCSF Dermatopathology Service, University of California, San Francisco, 1701 Divisadero Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA

    Timothy H. McCalmont

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  1. University of California, San Francisco, Professor, Department of Dermatology, San Francisco, 94115, California, USA

    Vera Price

  2. Department of Dermatology, The Permanente Medical Group, Vallejo, Staff Physician, University of California, San Francisco, Vallejo, 94589, California, USA

    Paradi Mirmirani

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McCalmont, T.H. (2011). Dermatopathology. In: Price, V., Mirmirani, P. (eds) Cicatricial Alopecia. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8399-2_3

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