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Additionally, characteristic features of <jats:italic>Microsporum canis<\/jats:italic>\u2010induced tinea capitis and trichotillomania in humans have been reported.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>To describe the dermoscopic findings observed in cats with patchy alopecia due to <jats:italic>M. canis<\/jats:italic> infection and in cats with self\u2010inflicted hair loss.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Animals<\/jats:title><jats:p>Twenty\u2010four client\u2010owned cats presented at a veterinary referral practice.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Dermoscopy was performed with a hand\u2010held nonpolarized light dermoscope at 10\u2010fold magnification. The glass plate of the dermoscope was applied gently to the lesions and no sedation was required.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Twelve cats were diagnosed with dermatophytosis and 12 with self\u2010induced alopecia due to other causes. At 10\u2010fold magnification, the most characteristic findings observed in circumscribed lesions of cats with dermatophytosis were opaque, slightly curved, broken hairs of a homogeneous thickness (comma\u2010like structures) and a variable amount of brown\u2010to\u2010yellow greasy scales. 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