Trichopathology of Cicatricial Alopecia

Trichopathology along with special stain is a useful tool in the diagnosis of patchy alopecia and must be carried out in cases where diagnosis is in doubt clinically, particularly in cases of cicatricial alopecia. DIF may have a supportive role in histopathologically inconclusive cases and should be carried out, particularly when DLE is suspected. Trichopathology in combination with DIF is an important tool in the diagnosis of the majority of cases of cicatricial as well as clinically doubtful cases of noncicatricial alopecia.