Blue lesions.
Blue color is found in a wide range of malignant and benign melanocytic and nonmelanocytic lesions and in lesions that result from penetration of exogenous materials, such as radiation or amalgam tattoo or traumatic penetration of particles. Discriminating between different diagnostic entities that display blue color relies on careful patient examination and lesion assessment. Dermoscopically, the extent, distribution, and patterns created by blue color can help diagnose lesions with specificity and differentiate between benign and malignant entities. This article provides an overview of the main diagnoses whereby blue color can be found, providing simple management rules for these lesions.
Skin Cancer Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Viale Risorgimento 80, Reggio Emilia 42100, Italy. Electronic address: longo.caterina@gmail.com.
Caterina
C
Longo
Alon
A
Scope
Aimilios
A
Lallas
Iris
I
Zalaudek
Elvira
E
Moscarella
Stefano
S
Gardini
Giuseppe
G
Argenziano
Giovanni
G
Pellacani
D046169:Dermoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D018329:Nevus, Blue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D018332:Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
Blue color; Blue nevi; Exogenous pigmentation; Melanoma; Nonmelanocytic lesions; Spitz/Reed nevi