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. 2022 Nov-Dec;67(6):817-819.
doi: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_769_22.

The Tricky Blue

Francesca Pepe  1 , Barbara Corti  2 , Costantino Ricci  3 , Costantino Schiavi  4 , Matilde Roda  4 , Alessia Barisani  1 , Sabina Vaccari  1
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The Tricky Blue

Francesca Pepe et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2022 Nov-Dec.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Physical examination shows a blue macule of the right lower eyelid margin; (b) Dermoscopic examination: non-homogeneous bluish purple lesion and preservation of eyelashes [Fotofinder, 40x]
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a and b) Epidermis of the eyelid shows focal parakeratosis, loss of polarity and disordered maturation, scattered mitotic activity (para-basal), keratinocytes with pleomorphic and hyperchromatic nuclei (a: H and E, original magnification 10x; b: H and E, original magnification 400x); (c and d) immunohistochemical analysis shows basal and para-basal hyper-expression of p53 in atypical nuclei (c: p53, original magnification 250x), with an accompanying lentiginous melanocytic hyperplasia [d: double staining for PRAME (brown) and MART1 (red), original magnification 250x]
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