10.6084/m9.figshare.4793773.v1 Jasso-Olivares J.C. Jasso-Olivares J.C. Tosti A. Tosti A. Miteva M. Miteva M. Domínguez-Cherit J. Domínguez-Cherit J. Díaz-González J.M. Díaz-González J.M. Supplementary Material for: Clinical and Dermoscopic Features of the Scalp in 31 Patients with Dermatomyositis Karger Publishers 2017 Dermatomyositis Scalp dermatomyositis Trichoscopy Capillaroscopy Alopecia Itchy erythemato-squamous plaques 2017-03-28 14:12:34 Journal contribution https://karger.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Supplementary_Material_for_Clinical_and_Dermoscopic_Features_of_the_Scalp_in_31_Patients_with_Dermatomyositis/4793773 <p><b><i>Background:</i></b> Scalp involvement is not directly evaluated in patients with dermatomyositis (DM). Therefore, the exact frequency of scalp dermatomyositis (SDM) and its clinical and trichoscopic characteristics have been poorly described. <b><i>Objective:</i></b> The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and clinical and dermoscopic features of SDM in patients diagnosed with DM. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We performed a descriptive prospective, cross-sectional observational study that included all patients diagnosed with DM at a Mexican academic institute over the course of a year. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Twenty-four out of 31 patients with DM had scalp involvement at clinical examination, with a prevalence of 77.4%. SDM was clinically characterized by erythema in all cases, scales in 20 (83.3%) patients, nonscarring alopecia in 21 (87.5%) patients, pruritus in 17 (70.8%) patients, and poikiloderma of the scalp in 16 (51.6%) patients. Twenty-eight patients were evaluated by trichoscopy. The most consistent finding was the presence of enlarged capillaries, found in 20 (71.4%) cases, followed by peripilar casts (57.1%) and tufting and interfollicular scales in 14 (50%) cases. Twenty-two patients also had positive nail fold capillaroscopic features similar to those observed by trichoscopy. <b><i>Limitations:</i></b> The simple size was limited. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> Scalp involvement and alopecia are common in patients with DM, and trichoscopy shows features similar to those found at capillaroscopy. Trichoscopy is a very important tool for diagnosis of scalp involvement in patients with DM.</p>