Red dots caught red handed: Dermoscopy of genital psoriasis
Dermoscopy is an in vivo diagnostic technique that aids in the visualization of epidermis, dermoepidermal junction, and papillary dermis. Histopathology contributes tremendously in confirming the clinical diagnosis of unusual presentations of inflammatory skin disorders. Being noninvasive, dermoscop...
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| description | Dermoscopy is an in vivo diagnostic technique that aids in the visualization of epidermis, dermoepidermal junction, and papillary dermis. Histopathology contributes tremendously in confirming the clinical diagnosis of unusual presentations of inflammatory skin disorders. Being noninvasive, dermoscopy assists significantly in differentiation of many inflammatory skin disorders which clinically resemble one another. In this report, authors describe the importance of dermoscopy in the diagnosis of genital psoriasis which was mimicking dermatophytic infection and contact dermatitis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-04d60892769e4af8aafe17d1e31cb8692022-12-21T23:33:45ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsClinical Dermatology Review2542-551X2542-55282017-01-0111252610.4103/2542-551X.196952Red dots caught red handed: Dermoscopy of genital psoriasisBalachandra Suryakant AnkadMahajabeen MadarkarDermoscopy is an in vivo diagnostic technique that aids in the visualization of epidermis, dermoepidermal junction, and papillary dermis. Histopathology contributes tremendously in confirming the clinical diagnosis of unusual presentations of inflammatory skin disorders. Being noninvasive, dermoscopy assists significantly in differentiation of many inflammatory skin disorders which clinically resemble one another. In this report, authors describe the importance of dermoscopy in the diagnosis of genital psoriasis which was mimicking dermatophytic infection and contact dermatitis.http://www.cdriadvlkn.org/article.asp?issn=2542-551X;year=2017;volume=1;issue=1;spage=25;epage=26;aulast=Ankaddermoscopydiagnosispsoriasisred dots |
| spellingShingle | Balachandra Suryakant Ankad Mahajabeen Madarkar Red dots caught red handed: Dermoscopy of genital psoriasis Clinical Dermatology Review dermoscopy diagnosis psoriasis red dots |
| title | Red dots caught red handed: Dermoscopy of genital psoriasis |
| title_full | Red dots caught red handed: Dermoscopy of genital psoriasis |
| title_fullStr | Red dots caught red handed: Dermoscopy of genital psoriasis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Red dots caught red handed: Dermoscopy of genital psoriasis |
| title_short | Red dots caught red handed: Dermoscopy of genital psoriasis |
| title_sort | red dots caught red handed dermoscopy of genital psoriasis |
| topic | dermoscopy diagnosis psoriasis red dots |
| url | http://www.cdriadvlkn.org/article.asp?issn=2542-551X;year=2017;volume=1;issue=1;spage=25;epage=26;aulast=Ankad |
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