Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2018 Apr;30(2):245-247.
doi: 10.5021/ad.2018.30.2.245. Epub 2018 Feb 21.

Dermoscopic Finding in Pigmented Purpuric Lichenoid Dermatosis of Gougerot-Blum: A Useful Tool for Clinical Diagnosis

Min-Young Park  1 , Woo-Haing Shim  1 , Jeong-Min Kim  1 , Gun-Wook Kim  1 , Hoon-Soo Kim  1 , Hyun-Chang Ko  1 , Moon-Bum Kim  1   2 , Byung-Soo Kim  1   2
Affiliations

Dermoscopic Finding in Pigmented Purpuric Lichenoid Dermatosis of Gougerot-Blum: A Useful Tool for Clinical Diagnosis

Min-Young Park et al. Ann Dermatol. 2018 Apr.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: The authors have nothing to disclose.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. (A) Localized orange to brown coloured lichenoid macules and papules on both legs. (B) Close-up view of cutaneous lesions. (C) Histopathologic findings from the lichenoid papule shows dense lichenoid cellular infiltration in the upper dermis (D) composed of lymphocytes, extravasated red blood cells, and hemosiderin (H&E; C: ×100, D: ×400). (E) Dermoscopic findings of round to oval red dots (red arrows) and globules (blue arrows) with orange-to-brown-pigmented background (arrowhead).
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Sardana K, Sarkar R, Sehgal VN. Pigmented purpuric dermatoses: an overview. Int J Dermatol. 2004;43:482–488. - PubMed
    1. Zaballos P, Puig S, Malvehy J. Dermoscopy of pigmented purpuric dermatoses (lichen aureus): a useful tool for clinical diagnosis. Arch Dermatol. 2004;140:1290–1291. - PubMed
    1. Kim DH, Seo SH, Ahn HH, Kye YC, Choi JE. Characteristics and clinical manifestations of pigmented purpuric dermatosis. Ann Dermatol. 2015;27:404–410. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Portela PS, Melo DF, Ormiga P, Oliveira FJ, Freitas NC, Bastos Júnior CS. Dermoscopy of lichen aureus. An Bras Dermatol. 2013;88:253–255. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Vazquez-Lopez F, García-García B, Sanchez-Martin J, Argenziano G. Dermoscopic patterns of purpuric lesions. Arch Dermatol. 2010;146:938. - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources