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Hair Examination

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The hair is formed by two parts: a visible part, the shaft, and a non-visible part, the hair follicle. The latter is further divided into upper segment, or permanent, and a lower segment, or dynamic, for the changes they have during the follicular cycle. The follicular cycle causes the production of the hair from the follicle, and it is not continuous but cyclic, with a succession of the three stages: growth (anagen), regression (catagen), and resting (telogen).

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Department of Specialized, Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Bianca Maria Piraccini, Francesca Bruni & Michela Starace

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Andreas Syggros Hospital University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Andreas D. Katsambas  & Clio Dessinioti  & 

  2. University of Rome “G. Marconi”, Rome, Italy

    Torello M. Lotti

  3. Centro Studi per la Ricerca Multidisciplinare Rigenerativa (CSRMR), Rome, Italy

    Torello M. Lotti

  4. Unit of Dermatology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Angelo Massimiliano D’Erme

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Piraccini, B.M., Bruni, F., Starace, M. (2015). Hair Examination. In: Katsambas, A.D., Lotti, T.M., Dessinioti, C., D’Erme, A.M. (eds) European Handbook of Dermatological Treatments. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45139-7_120

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