I read with interest "Trichotillomania Incognito: Two Case Reports and Literature Review" by de Novaes Fer-nandes et al. [1]. The authors report 2 children, 4- and 14-year-old, with trichoscopic findings of trichotillomania, specifically broken hairs, hair powder, and flame hairs, in the absence of the typical patchy hair loss of trichotillomania. The authors are to be commended for their thorough inspection of the patients. Ultimately, trichoscopy reassures patients with hair loss that they are receiving a thorough scalp examination, since these patients are often very distressed and otherwise feel they are not properly examined. On this occasion, the authors reinforce the relevance of trichoscopy in all hair disorder evaluations, which enabled recognition of the underlying condition, which they fancied to call trichotillomania incognito [1].
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