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Phototrichogram is the best non invavive and reproductible method to quantify hair density and hair growth parameters.We describe history, methodology, advantages, disadvantages and results of phototrichoram assessment of alopecia.Phototrichogramme is the gold-standart methodology to measure quantitative improvment of hair density in clinical trials.

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  1. Centre de Santé Sabouraud, Hôpital Saint Louis, 1, Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010, Paris, France

    Pascal Reygagne

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France

    Philippe Humbert

  2. Center for Study and Research on the Integuments, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France

    Ferial Fanian

  3. Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

  4. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France

    Pierre Agache

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Reygagne, P. (2017). Phototrichogram. In: Humbert, P., Fanian, F., Maibach, H., Agache, P. (eds) Agache's Measuring the Skin. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32383-1_114

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