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Case Reports
. 2023 Jan-Feb;98(1):131-133.
doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2022.10.002. Epub 2022 Nov 18.

Dermoscopic findings in human monkeypox infection

Leandro Ourives Neves  1 , Amanda Domingos Cordeiro  2 , Bruna Dell'Acqua Cassão Rezende  2
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Case Reports

Dermoscopic findings in human monkeypox infection

Leandro Ourives Neves et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2023 Jan-Feb.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Vesiculopustular lesions with central ulceration at the plantar surface (A), and thigh (B).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Typical MPX vesiculopustular lesions with central ulceration at face (A) and penis (B).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Dermoscopic images of MKX showing ulcerated pink or crusted brownish central area, with white peripheral halo and perilesional erythema at the plantar surface (A), index finger (B), and thigh (C).
Figure 4
Figure 4
Dermatoscopic features of MKX lesions: central structureless pinkish or with brown crusting area, with white peripheral halo, circulated by pink clods and perilesional erythema, at face (A), penis (B), and perianal area (C).
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