Patient 170
On January - 28 - 2010
In a 31-year-old man, on the trunk
What to see at dermoscopy
-Globular pattern
-Comma blood vessels
-Terminal hair
Dermoscopy in favor of dermal nevus
Archive for January, 2010
Patient 169
On January - 21 - 2010
In a 1 year-old girl, on the palm (lesion present since birth)
What to see at dermoscopy:
-globular pattern
-hypopigmented and structureless areas
-blotch
Dermoscopy in favor of Congenital melanocitic nevus
Regular follow up was indicated
Patient 168
On January - 14 - 2010
In a 58-year-old woman, on the forehead
What to see at dermoscopy:
-pseudonetwork
-blue-gray ovoid nests (circle)
-erythema
Biopsy was suggested
Dermoscopy in favor of Basal cell carcinoma and histology confirmed the diagnosis
Patient 134
On January - 7 - 2010
In a 56-year-old man, on the neck
What to see at dermoscopy:
-reticular pattern with irregular pigment network
-branched streaks
-sharp and irregular border at the upper side of lesion
-irregular hypopigmentation
-blotches
-milia-like cysts
-comedo-like opening
Biopsy was indicated
Histopathological correlation: melanoma in situ
Patient 167
On January - 5 - 2010
In a 46-year-old woman, on the dorsa of hand
What to see at dermoscopy:
-raised and hyperqueratotic border (arrow)
-central light brown pigmentation Dermoscopy in favor of porokeratosis
Comments: the dermoscopic findings are present even in early lesions; the hiperqueratotic border corresponds to the histological cornoid lamella