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For a correct evaluation of a patient complaining hair loss, there are various methods that help the physician to direct toward the correct diagnosis and quantification of the pathology. These methods include non-invasive, semi-invasive, and invasive techniques, with different difficulty of execution. A correct assessment of the patient requires a good knowledge of the physiology of the hair to correctly interpret the results.
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Piraccini, B.M., Bruni, F., Starace, M. (2023). Hair Examination. In: Katsambas, A.D., Lotti, T.M., Dessinioti, C., D'Erme, A.M. (eds) European Handbook of Dermatological Treatments. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15130-9_119
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