Clonal seborrheic keratosis: Dermoscopic and confocal microscopy characterization

C. Longo; I. Zalaudek; E. Moscarella; A. Lallas; S. Piana; G. Pellacani; G. Argenziano

doi:10.1111/jdv.12261

Clonal seborrheic keratosis: Dermoscopic and confocal microscopy characterization

C. Longo, I. Zalaudek, E. Moscarella, A. Lallas, S. Piana, G. Pellacani, G. Argenziano

Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova

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Abstract

Background The diagnosis of clonal seborrheic keratosis may be challenging clinically and histologically.

Objective In our study, we describe the common aspects of this benign entity that show peculiar dermoscopic and confocal findings.

Methods A total of nine clonal seborrheic keratosis were analyzed. Results Upon dermoscopy, it reveals the presence of globular-like structures and sharply demarcated borders whereas confocal microscopy displays the typical intraepidermal nesting of pigmented keratinocytes that permits to have a reliable in vivo diagnosis.

Conclusions Dermoscopy and confocal microscopy permit to in vivo diagnose this variant of seborrheic keratosis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1397-1400
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
Volume	28
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.12261
Publication status	Published - Oct 1 2014

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