Dermoscopic aspect of verrucous epidermal nevi: new findings

Ömer Faruk ELMAS; Necmettin AKDENİZ

Makale detayları

Dermoscopic aspect of verrucous epidermal nevi: new findings

Yazarlar:

Ömer Faruk ELMAS | Necmettin AKDENİZ

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2019 Vol.49 Issue 3, pp.710-714

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000750060

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

Özet:

 

Background/aim: Verrucous  epidermal  nevi  are  cutaneous  hamartomas  with  many  clinical  variants.  Dermoscopic  features  of  verrucous epidermal nevus have rarely been investigated. We aimed to identify dermoscopic findings of the entity which will facilitate the diagnostic process by reducing the use of invasive diagnostic methods. Materials  and  methods:  The  study  included  the  patients  with  histopathologically  approved  verrucous  epidermal  nevus.  Clinical,  dermoscopic,  and  histopathological  features  of  the  patients  were  retrospectively  reviewed  and  the  findings  identified  were  recorded.  Dermoscopic examination was performed with a polarized-light handheld dermoscope with 10-fold magnification. Results: The most common dermoscopic features were thick brown circles, thick brown branched lines, and terminal hairs. The most common vessel pattern was dotted vessels. Branched thick brown lines, brown globules, brown dots forming lines, serpiginous brown dots, white and brown exophytic papillary structures, fine scale, thick adherent scale, and cerebriform structures were the other findings.Conclusion:  We  observed  many  vascular  and  nonvascular  dermoscopic  findings  which  were  not  described  previously  for  the  entity.  Dermoscopic examination of the verrucous epidermal nevi may lead to more reliable clinical interpretation and thus may reduce the need for histopathological investigation.

Makale detayları

Dermoscopic aspect of verrucous epidermal nevi: new findings

Yazarlar: Ömer Faruk ELMAS | Necmettin AKDENİZ

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2019 Vol.49 Issue 3, pp.710-714

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2019

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000750060

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6165

pISSN: 1300-0144

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ömer Faruk ELMAS | Necmettin AKDENİZ

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2019 Vol.49 Issue 3, pp.710-714

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000750060

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144