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A second field of research of Rudnicka is related to hair and scalp disorders. She made a major contribution to development of hair and scalp dermoscopy (trichoscopy) and was the first to coin the term trichoscopy. Her and her co-workers’ studies on genetic hair disorders showed that it is possible to diagnose genetic hair shaft abnormalities ...
Trichoscopy is a method of hair and scalp evaluation and is used for diagnosing hair and scalp diseases. [1] The method is based on dermoscopy.In trichoscopy hair and scalp structures may be visualized at many-fold magnification.
International Dermoscopy Society (IDS) is a non-governmental organization offering comprehensive promotion of dermoscopy, also known as dermatoscopy. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has over 16,000 international members from over 160 countries.
“Leukonychia is a condition where people get these white dots or lines on their fingernails,” says Karan Lal, D.O., M.S., F.A.A.D., double board-certified dermatologist with Affiliated ...
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"Trauma could cause white spots on the nails or even white lines (leukonychia)," says Dr. Mendeszoon. "Bumping one’s toe or being stepped upon may cause injury to the nail plate and dermis ...
Muehrcke's lines were described by American physician Robert C. Muehrcke (1921–2003) in 1956. In a study published in BMJ, he examined patients with known chronic hypoalbuminemia and healthy volunteers, finding that the appearance of multiple transverse white lines was a highly specific marker for low serum albumin (no subject with the sign had SA over 2.2 g/dL), was associated with severity ...
Women in both groups could elect to take hormone therapy. After two years, about 5.9% of women in the first group had developed cancer, while 4.2% of those in the second group did.