Retrospective analysis of Verhoeff-Van Gieson elastic staining, diffractive microscopy, and Masson trichrome staining in the diagnosis of alopecia - 11/12/19

Qiong Wu, MD ^{a, b, ⁎} , Heather M. O'Connor, DO ^c, Dirk M. Elston, MD ^b

^a Department of Dermatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China 

^b Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 

^c Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 

^∗Correspondence to: Qiong Wu, MD, Department of Dermatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Pujian Rd 160, Shanghai, China, 200127; Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, 135 Rutledge Ave, MSC 578, Charleston, SC 29425Department of DermatologyRenji HospitalSchool of MedicineShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityPujian Rd 160, Shanghai, China, 200127; Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic SurgeryMedical University of South Carolina135 Rutledge Ave, MSC 578CharlestonSC29425