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. 2021 Oct;75(10):e14547.
doi: 10.1111/ijcp.14547. Epub 2021 Jul 1.

Dermoscopy of dermatofibromas: A new perspective

Sema Aytekin  1 , Emre Kaynak  2 , Erhan Ayhan  3
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Dermoscopy of dermatofibromas: A new perspective

Sema Aytekin et al. Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Oct.

Abstract

Aim: In dermoscopic studies on dermatofibromas, some publications divide the appearance of lesions into standardised patterns, and some publications classify the clinical appearance of the lesions by comparing them with existing dermatological lesions. This study aims to re-evaluate the dermoscopic findings and patterns of dermatofibromas from a different perspective.

Materials and methods: In this study, 142 lesions of 72 patients were evaluated dermoscopically and their patterns were schematised.

Results: In our study, a total of 15 patterns consisting of main and sub-patterns were created. The most common patterns we detected were pattern 1 (1a: 13.4%, 1b: 8.5%), pattern 8 (8a: 10.6%, 8b: 4.2%) and pattern 2 (2a: 9.2%, 2b: 4.2%), respectively.

Conclusion: Patterns of DFs were reclassified while preserving basic patterns. We think that the new sub-patterns and schematisation with this study can contribute to a better understanding of DFs.

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