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Collarette scaling in pityriasis rosea demonstrated by digital epiluminescence dermatoscopy

✍ Scribed by Antonio AT Chuh

Book ID: 104469106
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2001
Tongue: English
Weight: 214 KB
Volume: 42
Category: Article
ISSN: 0004-8380
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2001.00538.x

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SUMMARY

Collarette scaling is a characteristic sign in pityriasis rosea. The use of digital epiluminescence dermatoscopy is proposed to assist in the recognition of this sign as this technique can magnify the lesions, eliminate other epidermal changes, and demonstrate the morphology and direction of scaling.

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