Common Pigmentary Skin Lesions in Dark Skin People: A Dermoscopic Evaluation | ||
| Journal of Current Medical Research and Practice | ||
| Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2025, Pages 1-10 PDF (335.43 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jcmrp.2024.296370.1077 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mo'mena A. Maklad* 1; Dalia Abdel Aziz Attallah1; Mohamed S. Hasan2; Aya Y. Badran3 | ||
| 1Dermatology, Andrology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. | ||
| 2Department of Dermatology, Andrology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||
| 3Dermatology, Andrology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of 1Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Nowadays, dermoscopy is a helpful technique for assessing pigmentary skin lesions. It symbolizes a link between clinical and histological sights. Dermoscopy is a non-invasive diagnostic technique that allows the visualization of morphologic features not detectable by the naked eye; accordingly, it represents a link between macroscopic clinical dermatology and microscopic dermatopathology. Aim: To appraise the usefulness of the hand-held dermoscope (x10) in evaluating different pigmentary skin lesions in dark skinned people, and to identify dermoscopic patterns of pigmentary skin lesions among those people. Patients and Methods: A descriptive study was carried out on 105 patients with different clinical forms of pigmentary skin lesions. Dermoscopic examination was done on all patients to delineate the dermoscopic findings. Results: Different dermoscopic features are present for different pigmentary skin lesions, both hypo- and hyperpigmented. For example, melanocytic nevi showed a homogenous pattern, globular and reticular patterns, pseudo-network, and cobblestone pattern, while vitiligo showed a white glow with pigmented edge and interfollicular pigmentation. Conclusion: Dermoscopy is a method that expands clinicians' diagnostic accuracy. It is a valuable tool for helping dermatologists diagnose pigmentary skin lesions in routine clinical practice. Pigmentary skin lesions showed specific dermoscopic criteria that may aid the clinical diagnosis. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Dermoscopy; Pigmentary skin lesions; Nevi; Melasma; Vitiligo | ||
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