Open AccessDermoscopic Findings and the Clinicopathologic Correlation of Pigmented Purpuric Dermatosis: A Retrospective Review of 60 Cases
Author(s) -
Ko Eun Kim,
Hye-Rim Moon,
Hwa Jung Ryu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of dermatology/annals of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.385
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 2005-3894
pISSN - 1013-9087
DOI - 10.5021/ad.2021.33.3.214
Subject(s) - medicine , pathological , dermatology , spongiosis , pathology , biopsy , dermatoscopy , kappa , melanoma , linguistics , philosophy , cancer research
Pigmented purpuric dermatosis (PPD) is known as a chronic recurrent eruption which usually presents with petechiae and pigmented macules on the lower extremities. Dermoscopy is a noninvasive diagnostic tool in identifying pigmented and vascular lesions, which can also be beneficial in the evaluation of PPD.