Umbilical Endometriosis: A New Dermoscopic Pattern

Jorge Juan Vega-Castillo; Soledad Saenz-Guirado; Maria Luisa Vega-Castillo; Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde

doi:10.5826/dpc.1201a23

Umbilical Endometriosis: A New Dermoscopic Pattern

Authors

Jorge Juan Vega-Castillo Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain
Soledad Saenz-Guirado Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain
Maria Luisa Vega-Castillo Ophtalmology Department, Hospital de Alta Resolución de Écija, Spain
Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0381-6174

Keywords:

endometriosis, pattern, dermoscopy

Author Biography

Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde, Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain

Dermatology Unit Head of Department

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