Ultraviolet Reflectance Dermatoscopy of Trichobacteriosis Axillaris Reveals Peripilar Yellow-Green Luminescent Concretions

Citation: Al-Nasiri M, Navarrete-Dechent C, Korecka K, Salwowska N, Goldust M, Pietkiewicz P. Ultraviolet Reflectance Dermatoscopy of Trichobacteriosis Axillaris Reveals Peripilar Yellow-Green Luminescent Concretions. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023;13(2):e2023169. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5826/dpc.1302a169

Accepted: February 4, 2023; Published: April 2023

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Corresponding author: Paweł Pietkiewicz, Centrum Medyczne Zwierzyniecka, Zwierzyniecka Street 30/28, Poznań 60-814. Telephone: +48 602 133 503 Email: pietkiewicz.pp@gmail.com

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Keywords : dermatoscopy, imaging, ultraviolet radiation, trichomycosis, corynebacteria

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