Case report: dermoscopic and histological aspects of skin graft and perigraft hyperpigmentation in acral location
Little is known about the use of dermoscopy in skin grafting. We describe the case of a patient with skin grafting and surrounding pigmentation on acral region. The dermoscopic findings were similar to those of benign acral lesions (lattice-like pattern) and reactive pigmentations (fine striae). His...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia,
2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary: | Little is known about the use of dermoscopy in skin grafting. We describe the case of a patient with skin grafting and surrounding pigmentation on acral region. The dermoscopic findings were similar to those of benign acral lesions (lattice-like pattern) and reactive pigmentations (fine striae). Histopathology revealed pigment leakage and increased number of melanocytes. It is believed that this phenomenon occured as the result of an inflammatory stimulus. |
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Item Description: | 0365-0596 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142709 |