A new dermoscopic finding in healthy children.

Methods. Dermoscopic images were obtained from 19 participants, ages 5 months to 14 years, with no prior diagnosis of hair or scalp disease, during the period January 2004 to May 2008. Images were acquired using a computerized polarized-light videodermoscopy system (FotoFinderdermoscope; Teachscreen Software, Bad Birnbach, Germany), with a water interface solution (Eau Thermale Avène, Paris, France), at magnifications ranging from 20 to 70. Two patients were reevaluated 3 years after their initial examination. An additional patient was examined within the same day, before and after shampoo of the scalp. Bacterial and fungal cultures were obtained from 2 subjects.