Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9554
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2155-9554
+44 1478 350008
Department of Psoriasis Research, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Research Article
Diagnostic Accuracy of Dermoscopy in some Hypopigmented Lesions on Patients Referred to the Farshchian (Sina) Hospital
Author(s): Nayereh Gholizadehfard*, Mohammadreza Sobhan, Ghodratollah Roshanaei, Pedram Alirezaei and Seyede Parmis Maroufi
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of dermoscopy in patients with some hypopigmented lesions.
Material and methods: 150 patients with hypopigmented skin lesions were included in the study, of which 22 were excluded due to previous treatments. Finally, 128 patients with hypopigmented skin lesions and a possible diagnosis of cutaneous discoid lupus erythematosus, morphea, extragenital lichen sclerosis, and idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis were biopsied after dermoscopic examination to confirm the diagnosis.
Results: The patients evaluated were as follows: Discoid lupus erythematosus (19 cases), morphea (25 cases), extragenital lichen sclerosis (4 cases), and idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis (13 cases) and 67 other diagnoses as control groups were considered separately to compare .. View More»
DOI:
10.35841/2329-9509.24.15.663