TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnosis and management of facial pigmented macules
AU - Lallas, Aimilios
AU - Argenziano, Giuseppe
AU - Moscarella, Elvira
AU - Longo, Caterina
AU - Simonetti, Vito
AU - Zalaudek, Iris
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - The differential diagnosis of pigmented macules on the mottled chronic sun-damaged skin of the face is challenging and includes lentigo maligna (LM), pigmented actinic (solar) keratosis, solar lentigo, and lichen-planus-like keratosis. Although dermatoscopy improves the diagnostic accuracy of the unaided eye, the accurate diagnosis and management of pigmented facial macules remains one of the most challenging scenarios in daily practice. This is related to the fact that pigmented actinic (solar) keratosis, lichen-planus-like keratosis, and LM may reveal overlapping criteria, making their differential diagnosis clinically difficult. For this reason, practical rules have been introduced, which should help to minimize the risk for inappropriate diagnosis and management of LM.
AB - The differential diagnosis of pigmented macules on the mottled chronic sun-damaged skin of the face is challenging and includes lentigo maligna (LM), pigmented actinic (solar) keratosis, solar lentigo, and lichen-planus-like keratosis. Although dermatoscopy improves the diagnostic accuracy of the unaided eye, the accurate diagnosis and management of pigmented facial macules remains one of the most challenging scenarios in daily practice. This is related to the fact that pigmented actinic (solar) keratosis, lichen-planus-like keratosis, and LM may reveal overlapping criteria, making their differential diagnosis clinically difficult. For this reason, practical rules have been introduced, which should help to minimize the risk for inappropriate diagnosis and management of LM.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.05.030
DO - 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.05.030
M3 - Article
C2 - 24314382
AN - SCOPUS:84889572938
VL - 32
SP - 94
EP - 100
JO - Clinics in Dermatology
JF - Clinics in Dermatology
SN - 0738-081X
IS - 1
ER -