The Role of Dermoscopy in Diagnosis: A Case Presentation of Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum Initially Misdiagnosed as Pigmented Contact Dermatitis

Ömer Faruk Elmas; Abdullah Demirbaş; Raşit Kılıç; Asuman Kilitçi

doi:10.5826/dpc.1103a64

The Role of Dermoscopy in Diagnosis: A Case Presentation of Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum Initially Misdiagnosed as Pigmented Contact Dermatitis

Authors

Ömer Faruk Elmas a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:20:"Ahi Evran University";}
Abdullah Demirbaş Department of Dermatology, Konya Numune State hospital
Raşit Kılıç Department of Ophthalmology, Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Unıversity, Tokat, Turkey
Asuman Kilitçi Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Department of Pathology, Kırşehir, Turkey

Keywords:

pseudoxanthoma elasticum, pigmented contact dermatitis, dermoscopy

References

Kawashima S, Togawa Y, Miyachi H, Matsue H. Dermoscopic features of pseudoxanthoma elasticum. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2018;43(2):175–179. DOI: 10.1111/ced.13308. PMID: 29271496

Persechino F, Giordano D, Marini CD, Franceschini C, Ardigò M, Persechino S. Dermoscopy, Optical Coherence Tomography, and Histological Correlation of Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum. Dermatol Pract Concep. 2019;9(3):209–210. DOI: 10.5826/dpc.0903a07. PMID: 31384495

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Published

2021-07-08

Issue

2021 Vol 11, No 3 | July

Section

Letter

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How to Cite

Elmas Ömer F, Demirbaş A, Kılıç R, Kilitçi A. The Role of Dermoscopy in Diagnosis: A Case Presentation of Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum Initially Misdiagnosed as Pigmented Contact Dermatitis. Dermatol Pract Concept. Published online July 8, 2021:2021064. doi:10.5826/dpc.1103a64