Open AccessDermoscopic pigment network: Characteristics in non-melanocytic disorders
Author(s) -
Keshavmurthy A Adya,
Arun C Inamadar,
Aparna Palit
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/idoj.idoj_246_19
Subject(s) - medicine , pigment , feature (linguistics) , dermatology , artificial intelligence , computer science , art , linguistics , philosophy , visual arts
Brown-black pigment network is the hallmark dermoscopic feature of melanocytic lesions. Several non-melanocytic disorders also exhibit a pigment network as one of their main or useful dermoscopic diagnostic features. This article presents a compilation of such disorders to the readers describing their essential dermoscopic features with an emphasis on the characteristics of the pigment network exhibited by them.