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. 2019 Jul-Aug;10(4):498-499.
doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_185_18.

Mucoscopy of Fordyce's Spots on Lips

Deepak Jakhar  1 , Ishmeet Kaur  2
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Mucoscopy of Fordyce's Spots on Lips

Deepak Jakhar et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2019 Jul-Aug.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Fordyce's spots on upper lip. (a) and lower lip. (b) of two patients
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Non-polarizing mucoscopy showing slightly raised yellowish papules. (b) Polarized light mucoscopy showed whitish to yellowish discrete ovoid structures with central opacity (blue arrow) and surrounded by linear and branching vessels (green arrow). (c) Hair follicle at the center of Fordyce's spot. [Dinolite AM413ZT; ×50]
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