Status:
COMPLETED
Relevance of Trichoscopy in Differential Diagnosis of Focal Non-cicatricial Alopecia in Children
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut University
Conditions:
Focal Non-cicatricial Alopecia
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-18 years
Brief Summary
Alopecia is a common, distressing condition that is sometimes difficult to diagnose and treat. Losing hair is not usually health threatening; it can scar a young child's vulnerable self-esteem by cau...
Detailed Description
The majority of alopecia in children is presented as patchy alopecia, which is most commonly diagnosed as alopecia areata. However, other causes of patchy alopecia such as tinea capitis, trichotilloma...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age from 3-18 years of both sexes with focal non-cicatricial alopecia.(1-5 patches of alopecia)
Exclusion
- Patients who will not consent.
- uncooperative children.
- patients with active secondary bacterial infection in the alopecic patch.
- patients with any concomitant dermatological diseases.
- history of using any topical(1 month) or systemic treatment (3 month) for tinea capitis or alopecia areata prior to the study,
- cicatricial alopecia.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 18 2017
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03260777
Start Date
November 18 2017
End Date
September 1 2019
Last Update
January 13 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Assiut Universuty
Asyut, Egypt, 71515