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Case Reports
. 2020 May-Jun;95(3):383-385.
doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2019.09.027. Epub 2020 Mar 20.

Leproma's dermoscopy

Anna Carolina Miola  1 , Natalia Parenti Bicudo  2 , Giuliane Minami Tsutsui  2 , Helio Amante Miot  2
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Case Reports

Leproma's dermoscopy

Anna Carolina Miola et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2020 May-Jun.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Presence of multiple normochromic nodules associated with diffuse cutaneous infiltration of the dorsum.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Dermoscopy of the leproma: a yellowish appearance, with a scarring nacreous center and telangiectasias of a centrifugal character. (Contact technique/alcohol immersion).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Dermoscopy of the leproma: presence of light brown halo in the lesion, with a yellowish appearance, with a scarring nacreous center and telangiectasias of a centrifugal character. (Contact technique/alcohol immersion).
Figure 4
Figure 4
Leproma's dermoscopy: scarring nacreous area at the center of the lesion.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Baciloscopy of earlobe and leproma: bacilloscopic index of 6+ with innumerable bacilli intact.
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