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Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Poikiloderma of Civatte: A Dermoscopy Cohort Study

INTRODUCTION: Poikiloderma of Civatte (PC) is a common, acquired, chronic, benign poikiloderma of the neck and face, most commonly affecting peri-menopausal females. At the time of writing, few studies have been published regarding the dermoscopy of PC. OBJECTIVE: To describe the dermoscopic picture...

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Autores principales: Katoulis, Alexandros C., Sgouros, Dimitrios, Bozi, Evangelia, Pappa, Georgia, Theotokoglou, Sofia, Konstantinou, Marie Pauline, Voudouri, Alexandra, Voudouri, Maria, Theofili, Melpomeni, Tzima, Korina, Hofmann-Wellenhof, Rainer
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9946050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36892344
http://dx.doi.org/10.5826/dpc.1301a7
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author Katoulis, Alexandros C.
Sgouros, Dimitrios
Bozi, Evangelia
Pappa, Georgia
Theotokoglou, Sofia
Konstantinou, Marie Pauline
Voudouri, Alexandra
Voudouri, Maria
Theofili, Melpomeni
Tzima, Korina
Hofmann-Wellenhof, Rainer
author_facet Katoulis, Alexandros C.
Sgouros, Dimitrios
Bozi, Evangelia
Pappa, Georgia
Theotokoglou, Sofia
Konstantinou, Marie Pauline
Voudouri, Alexandra
Voudouri, Maria
Theofili, Melpomeni
Tzima, Korina
Hofmann-Wellenhof, Rainer
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description INTRODUCTION: Poikiloderma of Civatte (PC) is a common, acquired, chronic, benign poikiloderma of the neck and face, most commonly affecting peri-menopausal females. At the time of writing, few studies have been published regarding the dermoscopy of PC. OBJECTIVE: To describe the dermoscopic picture of PC, so as to provide a clinico dermoscopic diagnosis and differential diagnosis for PC. METHODS: Twenty-eight patients with PC, aged 26–73 years, of whom 19 females (67.86%) were evaluated by detailed history, clinical examination, and dermoscopic examination with hand-held dermoscope. RESULTS: The reticular pattern was observed in 15 cases (53.6%); the white dot in 10 (35.7%); the non-specific in 9 (32.1%); and the combination of linear and dotted vessels in 8 (28.6%). Regarding local dermoscopic features, converging curved vessels were observed in 18 cases (64.3%); linear irregular vessels in 17 (60.7%); rhomboidal/polygonal vessels in 15 (53.6%); dotted/globular vessels in 10 (35.7%); white macules in 23 (82.1%); brown macules in 11 (39.3%); and whitish follicular plugs in 6 (21.4%). CONCLUSIONS: The dermoscopic picture of PC is highly characteristic and corresponds well to both clinical and histological findings. Dermoscopy may assist clinical diagnosis, as well as the differentiation from other dermatoses of the neck and face, especially poikilodermas with guarded prognosis.
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spelling pubmed-99460502023-02-23 Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Poikiloderma of Civatte: A Dermoscopy Cohort Study Katoulis, Alexandros C. Sgouros, Dimitrios Bozi, Evangelia Pappa, Georgia Theotokoglou, Sofia Konstantinou, Marie Pauline Voudouri, Alexandra Voudouri, Maria Theofili, Melpomeni Tzima, Korina Hofmann-Wellenhof, Rainer Dermatol Pract Concept Original Article INTRODUCTION: Poikiloderma of Civatte (PC) is a common, acquired, chronic, benign poikiloderma of the neck and face, most commonly affecting peri-menopausal females. At the time of writing, few studies have been published regarding the dermoscopy of PC. OBJECTIVE: To describe the dermoscopic picture of PC, so as to provide a clinico dermoscopic diagnosis and differential diagnosis for PC. METHODS: Twenty-eight patients with PC, aged 26–73 years, of whom 19 females (67.86%) were evaluated by detailed history, clinical examination, and dermoscopic examination with hand-held dermoscope. RESULTS: The reticular pattern was observed in 15 cases (53.6%); the white dot in 10 (35.7%); the non-specific in 9 (32.1%); and the combination of linear and dotted vessels in 8 (28.6%). Regarding local dermoscopic features, converging curved vessels were observed in 18 cases (64.3%); linear irregular vessels in 17 (60.7%); rhomboidal/polygonal vessels in 15 (53.6%); dotted/globular vessels in 10 (35.7%); white macules in 23 (82.1%); brown macules in 11 (39.3%); and whitish follicular plugs in 6 (21.4%). CONCLUSIONS: The dermoscopic picture of PC is highly characteristic and corresponds well to both clinical and histological findings. Dermoscopy may assist clinical diagnosis, as well as the differentiation from other dermatoses of the neck and face, especially poikilodermas with guarded prognosis. Mattioli 1885 2023-01-01 /pmc/articles/PMC9946050/ /pubmed/36892344 http://dx.doi.org/10.5826/dpc.1301a7 Text en ©2023 Katoulis et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (BY-NC-4.0), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/, which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are credited.
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Katoulis, Alexandros C.
Sgouros, Dimitrios
Bozi, Evangelia
Pappa, Georgia
Theotokoglou, Sofia
Konstantinou, Marie Pauline
Voudouri, Alexandra
Voudouri, Maria
Theofili, Melpomeni
Tzima, Korina
Hofmann-Wellenhof, Rainer
Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Poikiloderma of Civatte: A Dermoscopy Cohort Study
title Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Poikiloderma of Civatte: A Dermoscopy Cohort Study
title_full Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Poikiloderma of Civatte: A Dermoscopy Cohort Study
title_fullStr Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Poikiloderma of Civatte: A Dermoscopy Cohort Study
title_full_unstemmed Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Poikiloderma of Civatte: A Dermoscopy Cohort Study
title_short Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Poikiloderma of Civatte: A Dermoscopy Cohort Study
title_sort diagnosis and differential diagnosis of poikiloderma of civatte: a dermoscopy cohort study
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9946050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36892344
http://dx.doi.org/10.5826/dpc.1301a7
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