Dermoscopic patterns of common facial inflammatory skin diseases

Lallas, Aimilios; Argenziano, Giuseppe; Apalla, Zoe; Gourhant, Jean Yves; Zaballos, Pedro; Lernia, Vito Di; Moscarella, Elvira; Longo, Caterina; Zalaudek, Iris

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“…In the same study, the authors found that half of SD lesions exhibited arborizing vessels and concluded that evaluating vessel morphology might be helpful for discriminating between the two entities [9]. A diagnostic accuracy study assessed the scale color as the most useful criterion to differentiate between PP and dermatitis of the trunk and extremities (white vs. yellow, respectively) [8], while in another series, facial SD was reported to exhibit similar dermoscopic findings to other types of dermatitis, including yellow scales [10]. However, the question whether the hand-held dermatoscope could enhance the differentiation between SP and scalp SD remains to be further elucidated, since the dermoscopic pattern of the latter (without additional magnification) has not been described recently.…”

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“…However, although their presence is considered ‘prerequisite' for the diagnosis of PP, dotted vessels do not represent a specific dermoscopic feature, since they can be seen in several other inflammatory skin diseases, including dermatitis and pityriasis rosea [8,10,11]. Accordingly, the dermoscopic differentiation between the latter entities and PP is not based on vessel morphology, but on the evaluation of additional criteria, namely the arrangement of vessels and the color and distribution of scales [8].…”

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Dermoscopic Pattern of Psoriatic Lesions on Specific Body Sites

Lallas¹,

Apalla

Argenziano³

et al. 2014

Dermatology

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Background: Scarce evidence exists on the dermoscopic pattern of psoriasis on specific body sites. Objective: To describe the dermoscopic characteristics of psoriatic plaques located on the scalp, face, folds, palms, soles and genitalia. Methods: Dermoscopic images of psoriatic lesions located on the aforementioned body sites were retrospectively evaluated for the presence of predefined criteria. Results: A total of 139 lesions from 85 patients were included in the study. Dotted vessels were the commonest dermoscopic criterion (97.1%) followed by white scales (64.7%), while vessel distribution was regular in 87.7% of cases. Regularly distributed dotted vessels represented a constant finding in all locations, while the frequency of white scales varied significantly among different body sites. Conclusion: The well-known dermoscopic criteria of psoriasis can also be seen in lesions located on the scalp, face, palms, soles, folds and genitalia, with the frequency of white scales varying among different body sites.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dermoscopic Pattern of Psoriatic Lesions on Specific Body Sites

Lallas¹,

Apalla

Argenziano³

et al. 2014

Dermatology

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“…In our patient, the presence of Demodex in the follicular openings was confirmed by histology, and we noticed that a granulomatous infiltrate was agglomerated around the pilosebaceous follicles containing the mite. Dermoscopy confirms the presence of the characteristic vascular polygons, not only in conventional rosacea [4,5] but also in GR. In our patient, we also noticed the most indicative dermoscopic whitish features of demodicidosis, called Demodex tails and Demodex follicular openings [6,7].…”

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Granulomatous Rosacea- A Case Report

2016

ARC Journal of Clinical Case Reports

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Background: Granulomatous rosacea is a rare chronic inflammatory skin disease with an unknown origin. The role of Demodex follicularum in its pathogenesis is currently proved. Case presentation: We report a case of a 54-year-old Moroccan man with a 3-month history of erythematous, nonpruritic papules on the lateral side around the eyes. Dermoscopy and histology confirmed the diagnosis of granulomatous rosacea. Conclusions: We describe another clinical presentation of granulomatous rosacea with a clinical-dermoscopicpathological correlation.

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“…All subtypes of dermatitis are primarily characterized by dotted vessels in a patchy distribution and yellow serocrusts or scaling [22,23] . Depending on the stage of the disease, eczematous dermatitis displays some common characteristics: acute exudative lesions are characterized by yellow scale/crusts (-yellow clod sign‖) while chronic, lichenified lesions appear mainly with patchily distributed dotted vessels within the lesion [24][25][26] .…”

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Alternative uses of dermoscopy in general dermatology

Papakonstantinou

Raap

2017

J Surg Dermatol

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Abstract:Over the last few years, dermoscopy has been shown to be an effective diagnostic tool in assisting the noninvasive diagnosis not only of skin tumors but also of various general dermatological disorders. The use of dermoscopy has offered a new morphological dimension supporting the diagnosis and clinical follow-up of several dermatological conditions. Within the last years, dermoscopy is gaining ground in general dermatology as well. Among the large spectrum of skin infections, specific dermoscopic patterns have been described for common skin infections such as viral warts, molluscum contagiosum, scabies, and pediculosis, as well as for tinea nigra, tungiasis, and cutaneous larva migrans. Also, common skin disorders such as psoriasis, pityriasis rosea or lichen planus show characteristic dermoscopic patterns. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the use of dermoscopy in general dermatology by analyzing the dermoscopic differential diagnosis of relatively common dermatological disorders grouped according to their clinical characteristics.

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Dermoscopic patterns of common facial inflammatory skin diseases

Abstract: This study provides new insights into the dermoscopic variability in common facial inflammatory dermatoses.

Cited by 115 publications

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Dermoscopic Pattern of Psoriatic Lesions on Specific Body Sites

Dermoscopic Pattern of Psoriatic Lesions on Specific Body Sites

Granulomatous Rosacea- A Case Report

Alternative uses of dermoscopy in general dermatology

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