Diagnostic Dermoscopy in Pityriasis Lichenoides Chronica and Pityriasis Lichenoides et Varioliformis Acuta: A Case Series

Erika  Alba-Rojas; Andrea Sarahi Guerra-Garza; Jorge Ocampo-Candiani

doi:10.5826/dpc.1502a5078

Diagnostic Dermoscopy in Pityriasis Lichenoides Chronica and Pityriasis Lichenoides et Varioliformis Acuta: A Case Series

Authors

Erika Alba-Rojas Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Monterrey, Mexico
Andrea Sarahi Guerra-Garza Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Monterrey, Mexico https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6271-0337
Jorge Ocampo-Candiani Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Monterrey, Mexico

Keywords:

Dermoscopy, pityriasis lichenoides et variliformis acuta, Pityriasis Licheoides Chronica

Author Biography

Andrea Sarahi Guerra-Garza, Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Monterrey, Mexico

Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Monterrey, Mexico.

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