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Case Reports
. 2017 Jan-Feb;92(1):92-94.
doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20173563.

Hemosiderotic dermatofibroma

Delky Johanna Villarreal Villarreal  1 , Aline Tanus Luz  1 , Alice Mota Buçard  1 , Luciana de Abreu  1 , Tullia Cuzzi  1
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Case Reports

Hemosiderotic dermatofibroma

Delky Johanna Villarreal Villarreal et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2017 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

We report a rare clinical case of hemosiderotic dermatofibroma in a 36-year-old female patient. The main dermatoscopic finding was represented by homogeneous blue-gray pigmentation. The aim of this report is to demonstrate the rarity of the lesion and the dermatoscopic importance it assumes by sharing a blue-gray homogeneous pattern with other benign and malignant lesions.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Blue-gray hard plaque with a hypochromic halo on the right breast
Figure 2
Figure 2
Dermatoscopic examination revealed a homogeneous blue-gray area and collision of freckles at the periphery of the lesion
Figure 3
Figure 3
Histopathology: dermal involvement represented by the proliferation of cells, some showing brown pigmentation and other involving thickened collagen fibers (Hematoxylin & eosin x100)
Figure 4
Figure 4
High magnification: detail of the brown pigment retention by proliferated stellate cells. Dilated vessels filled with red blood cells in between stellate cells (Hematoxylin & eosin x400)
Figure 5
Figure 5
Perls’ staining revealing bluish intracellular iron storage in the form of hemosiderin (Hematoxylin & eosin x100)
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