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Dermoscopic and Histological Correlation of an Atypical Case of Pyogenic Granuloma
Author(s) -
Lacarrubba Francesco,
Caltabiano Rosario,
Micali Giuseppe
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.12123
Subject(s) - pyogenic granuloma , medicine , pathology , granuloma , homogeneous , dermatology , lesion , physics , thermodynamics
Pyogenic granuloma ( PG ) is a common, rapidly growing, benign vascular proliferation of skin and mucous membranes generally showing, on dermoscopy, a typical pattern characterized by a red to dark pink homogeneous area surrounded by a white collarette. A case of PG in a 5‐year‐old girl showing an atypical dermoscopic pattern characterized by the presence of a central, irregular, whitish‐yellow amorphous structure with a peripheral crown of polymorphous, atypical vessels is reported and discussed.

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