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Normal Values in Trichoscopy

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Diagnosis of scalp and hair abnormalities by trichoscopy requires knowledge of the normal range of trichoscopic results in healthy individuals. This chapter focuses on trichoscopic features and normal values for measurable parameters in healthy individuals.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Dermatology, CSK MSW, Warsaw, Poland

    Adriana Rakowska

  2. Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Lidia Rudnicka

  3. Department of Dermatology, CSK MSW, Woloska 137, Warsaw, 02-502, Poland

    Lidia Rudnicka

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  1. Warsaw Medical University, Erazma Ciolka 27, Warsaw, 01-445, Poland

    Lidia Rudnicka

  2. Nowy Swiat 72, Warsaw, 00-330, Poland

    Malgorzata Olszewska

  3. CSK MSWiA, Woloska 107, Warsaw, 02-507, Poland

    Adriana Rakowska

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Rakowska, A., Rudnicka, L. (2012). Normal Values in Trichoscopy. In: Rudnicka, L., Olszewska, M., Rakowska, A. (eds) Atlas of Trichoscopy. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4486-1_6

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