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

Marwan Al-Nasiri; Cristian Navarrete-Dechent; Katarzyna Korecka; Natalia Salwowska; Mohamad Goldust; Pawel  Pietkiewicz

doi:10.5826/dpc.1302a169

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

Authors

Marwan Al-Nasiri St. Michael’s Clinic, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
Cristian Navarrete-Dechent Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Katarzyna Korecka Department of Skin Diseases, Regional Hospital, Poznań, Poland
Natalia Salwowska Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Mohamad Goldust Department of Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Pawel Pietkiewicz Polish Dermatoscopy Group, Poznań, Poland

Keywords:

dermatoscopy, imaging, ultraviolet radiation, trichomycosis, corynebacteria

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Published

2023-04-29

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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2023): 2023 Vol 13, No 2 | April

Section

Research Letter

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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:10.5826/dpc.1302a169