Auteur: Pearl E. Grimes

Antonella Tosti is an Italian physician and scientist with major contributions in the field of dermatology. She is the author of several books , e.g. on dermoscopy of hair and scalp Disorders, and the first hair and scalp dermoscopy (trichoscopy). Her major contributions to international medicine include research related to various aspects of hair diseases. A new hair disorder described by Antonella Tosti is often referred to as « Tosti alopecia ». Her contributions to knowledge about nails include research about videodermoscopy of the hyponychium and the nail plate. Antonella Tosti is author or co-author of several dermatological monographs and book chapters, including an e-medicine chapter about contact stomatitis. Professor Antonella Tosti is author of over 550 scientific publications. She is a member of the North American Hair Research Society and mentee of Wds mentorship award.