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Tuesday 9 February 2010

Nasal pigmented lesion


A 85-year-old woman consulted for a pigmented lesion on the tip of her nose.


Dermoscopy revealed:
  • a pseudo-pigmented network (due to the facial localisation)
  • asymmetric pigmentation of the follicular openings
  • slate gray dots disposed as annular- granular structures



Clinical and dermoscopic features were in favor of a lentigo maligna melanoma which was confirmed by a punch biopsy.