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The aim of our study is to describe the various trichoscopic features of AA and TTM and to compare the frequency of each trichoscopic feature in order to establish diagnostic clues for differentiating AA and TTM. Trichoscopy was performed on clinically diagnosed cases of AA and TTM with DL4 dermoscope and the images were analysed by 2 dermatologists independently. The frequency of trichoscopic features in AA and TTM was compared using chi square test. Twenty-four patients of TTM and 50 patients of AA were included in the study with mean age of AA being 30 years and mean age of TTM being 23.4 years. Exclamation mark hair, tapered hair, coudability hair, pigtail hair, clustered vellous hair, clustered regrowing hair and white hair were significantly more in alopecia areata. Conversely broken hair of different length, trichoptilosis, flame hair, mace hair, coiled hair, hair powder, fractured hair, v sign and burnt matchstick sign were the common features in TTM. 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