Different Trichoscopic Features of Tinea Capitis and Alopecia Areata in Pediatric Patients

Table 1

Different trichoscopic features of tinea capitis.

	Frequency (𝑁=20)	Percent (%)
Comma shaped hairs
Present	11	55.0
Absent	9	45.0
Zigzag shaped hairs
Present	5	25.0
Absent	15	75.0
Black dots
Present	13	65.0
Absent	7	35.0
Short broken hairs
Present	18	90.0
Absent	2	10.0
Corkscrew hairs
Present	9	45.0
Absent	11	55.0

The most common trichoscopic feature was short broken hairs followed by black dots, but both of them are nonspecific as they were detected in other conditions of hair loss. Comma shaped hairs, corkscrew hairs, and zigzag shaped hairs are the diagnostic trichoscopic features of tinea capitis.