Pink-Red Fluorescence Observed in Ultraviolet-Induced Fluorescence Dermoscopy of Psoriatic Plaques

Pink-Red Fluorescence Observed in Ultraviolet-Induced Fluorescence Dermoscopy of Psoriatic Plaques

Authors

  • Pawel Pietkiewicz Dermatology Private Practice; Polish Dermatoscopy Group, Poznań, Poland
  • Cristian Navarrete-Dechent Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Melanoma and Skin Cancer Unit, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
  • Herman Mayisoğlu Department of Dermatology, Private Medicana Hospitals Bahçelievler, Istanbul,Turkey
  • Gursharan Jolly Independent scholar, Poznań, Poland
  • Ömer Kutlu Department of Dermatology & Venereology, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, School of Medicine, Tokat, Turkey
  • Enzo Errichetti Institute of Dermatology, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, Udine, Italy

Keywords:

dermatoscopy, ultraviolet radiation, psoriasis, porphyrins, diagnostics

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Published

2023-07-31

Issue

2023 Vol 13, No 3 | July

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Research Letter

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Copyright (c) 2023 Pawel Pietkiewicz, Cristian Navarrete-Dechent, Herman Mayisoğlu , Gursharan Jolly, Ömer Kutlu, Enzo Errichetti

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Pietkiewicz P, Navarrete-Dechent C, Mayisoğlu H, Jolly G, Kutlu Ömer, Errichetti E. Pink-Red Fluorescence Observed in Ultraviolet-Induced Fluorescence Dermoscopy of Psoriatic Plaques. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023;13(3):e2023243. doi:10.5826/dpc.1303a243

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