1. Patrones dermatoscópicos en lesiones pigmentadas palmo-plantares en pacientes del Servicio de Dermatología del Hospital Central Militar.
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Tovar-Franco, Rocío, Juárez-Navarrete, Laura, and Carlos-Ortega, Blanca
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SKIN disease treatment , *SKIN disease diagnosis , *HUMAN skin color , *MELANOCYTES , *DERMATOLOGY , *MEDICAL research - Abstract
Objectives. To analyze the dermatoscope characteristics of the palm-plantar pigmented lesions in patients of the Dermatology Service of the Hospital Central Militar and compare with those reported in the literature. Material and methods. We reviewed patients who came in with a pigmented lesion in acral areas. The patients were older than 18 years, military, insured and civilians who agree to participate in the study. No injuries in nails were included. The lesions were reviewed with manual dermatoscopes Derm Lite type. Results. The results were analyzed with the statistical analysis method χ2. The pattern most frequently found was the parallel of the crest, followed by the atypical and the fibrillar, this one not related to areas of pressure. The main diagnoses were simple lentigo and melanocytic nevus acquired. Conclusion. In general, the characteristics of the patients in our study are similar to those reported in the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009