Atypical melanosis of the foot showing a dermoscopic feature of the parallel ridge pattern

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 56-59

  Kilinc Karaarslan, Isil ^a   Akalin, Taner ^a   Unal, Idil ^a   Ozdemir, Fezal ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atypical melanosis of the foot; Dermoscopy; Melanoma in situ; Parallel ridge pattern

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL FOOT MELANOSIS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; DERMIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FOOT SOLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; LENTIGINOSIS; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOSIS; MICROVASCULARIZATION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

DERMOSCOPY; FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOSIS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33845745289     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2007.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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