Could Conventional, Ultraviolet-Induced Fluorescence and Sub-Ultraviolet Reflectance Dermatoscopy Assist the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Collagenous Vasculopathy? A Case Report

Pawel Pietkiewicz; Adarsha Adhikari; Katarzyna Kowalska; Agnieszka Malińska; Monika Bowszyc-Dmochowska

doi:10.5826/dpc.1402a77

Could Conventional, Ultraviolet-Induced Fluorescence and Sub-Ultraviolet Reflectance Dermatoscopy Assist the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Collagenous Vasculopathy? A Case Report

Authors

Pawel Pietkiewicz Dermatology Private Practice; Polish Dermatoscopy Group, Poznań, Poland
Adarsha Adhikari Gandaki Medical College, Pokhara, Nepal
Katarzyna Kowalska Histology and Embryology Department, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
Agnieszka Malińska Histology and Embryology Department, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
Monika Bowszyc-Dmochowska Cutaneous Histopathology and Immunopathology Section, Department of Dermatology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland

Keywords:

ultraviolet radiation, dermoscopy, telangiectasia, endothelial damage, imaging

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