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. 2019 Aug;36(4):498-500.
doi: 10.5114/ada.2019.87455. Epub 2019 Aug 30.

Prurigo pigmentosa: not that uncommon? First case in Central and Eastern Europe. Dermoscopy

Aleksandra Bolewska  1 , Monika Słowińska  1 , Paulina Bożek  1 , Joanna Czuwara  1 , Elwira Paluchowska  1 , Witold Owczarek  1
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Prurigo pigmentosa: not that uncommon? First case in Central and Eastern Europe. Dermoscopy

Aleksandra Bolewska et al. Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2019 Aug.
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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Photographs of the patient before treatment: fuscous and red, erythematous and papular reticular lesions, A – back, B – front, C–E – dermoscopic image: C – acute stage – pink, oval lesions with superficial dotted vessels. Under pressure, those lesions show yellowish colour in the centre; D – intermediate stage – erythematous lesions, irregular in shape (without visible blood vessels) connected to one another; E – regression stage – numerous grey spots visible on residual erythema. The regression image resembles the regression in lichen planus. F, G – Histological image: acanthosis, parakeratosis and dyskeratosis in the upper part of the epidermis, with a mixed perivascular infiltrate in the dermis
Figure 2
Figure 2
Photographs of the patient following the treatment with doxycycline: remission of active lesions, persisting fuscous and brown patchy hyperpigmentation: A – back, B – front, C – dermoscopic image: postinflammatory hyperpigmentation in the form of hemosiderin deposits
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