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This chapter addresses clinical and dermoscopic features according to the phototype (fair vs dark skin) of the following nonscarring alopecias: androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata, telogen effluvium, anagen effluvium, tinea capitis, trichotillomania, and traction alopecia.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Adriana Rakowska

  2. Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Texas Health, San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Richard P. Usatine

  3. Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Tiffany T. Mayo

  4. Dermatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

    Nkechi A. Enechukwu

  5. Department of Medical Area, Institute of Dermatology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

    Enzo Errichetti

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Rakowska, A., Usatine, R.P., Mayo, T.T., Enechukwu, N.A., Errichetti, E. (2023). Nonscarring Alopecias. In: Errichetti, E., Usatine, R.P., Ankad, B.S., Lallas, A. (eds) Clinical and Dermoscopic Atlas of Non-Neoplastic Dermatoses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19688-1_18

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