Dermoscopic pattern of Kyrle's disease

An Bras Dermatol. 2020 Mar-Apr;95(2):244-246. doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2019.07.007. Epub 2020 Feb 12.

Abstract

The clinical diagnosis of Kyrle's disease may sometimes be challenging, due to the clinical similarity of lesions to other pruritic dermatosis. Although the dermoscopy is being increasingly used in daily practice, there is insufficient data in literature describing the dermoscopic patterns of Kyrle's disease, since only one report has been published to date. Herein we report our dermoscopic observation with additional diagnostic tips in a case who was diagnosed with Kyrle's disease histopathologically.

Keywords: Dermoscopy; Metabolic; Pruritus; Skin diseases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Darier Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Darier Disease / pathology*
  • Dermoscopy / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Keratinocytes / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Reproducibility of Results

Supplementary concepts

  • Kyrle disease