Friday Pop Quiz 4/3/2026
What trichoscopic finding in the pictured condition is associated with the most favorable prognosis?
A. Yellow dots
B. White dots
C. Loss of follicular ostia
D. Perifollicular erythema
E. Peripilar casts
To find out the correct answer and read the explanation, click here.
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What trichoscopic finding in the pictured condition is associated with the most favorable prognosis?
A. Yellow dots
B. White dots
C. Loss of follicular ostia
D. Perifollicular erythema
E. Peripilar casts
To find out the correct answer and read the explanation, click here.
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