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. 2022 Oct 21;14(3):450-451.
doi: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_376_21. eCollection 2023 May-Jun.

Dermoscopy of Pilomatrixoma

Shekhar Neema  1 , A W Kashif  2 , Biju Vasudevan  1
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Dermoscopy of Pilomatrixoma

Shekhar Neema et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. .
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a and c) Clinical image showing pilomatrixoma over left side of cheek and right ear lobe (b) Polarised dermoscopy of nodule in image (b) shows erythema, linear irregular vessels (blue star), dotted vessels (yellow star), homogenous white area (blue arrow), white streaks (blue triangle) and bluish area (yellow arrow) (Dermlite DL4, ×10) (d) Polarised dermoscopy of nodule in image shows linear irregular vessels (blue star), homogenous white area (blue arrow), white streaks (blue triangle) and bluish area (yellow arrow). Yellowish scale can also be seen. (Dermlite DL4, ×10)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histopathology shows basaloid collection of cells (orange star) and ghost cells (yellow triangle) (H and E, 100×)
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