title: Pigmented eccrine poroma: report of an atypical case with the use of dermoscopy.
abstract: Poromas are uncommon benign neoplasms originating from the terminal ductal portion of the sweat glands, mainly characterized by skin-colored or pink papules or nodules, usually on the extremities. Due to their rarity, the pigmented form clinical hypothesis is hardly ever suggested and psychopathology is fundamental. We report a case of pigmented eccrine poroma in the right palmer area, a location considered atypical. We stress the importance of dermoscopy as a method for diagnosis of poromas, especially in the differential diagnosis with other pigmented nodular-popular lesions.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology service, Federal University of Sergipe, AracajuSE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabiana Carvalho de
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Silvana Maria de Morais
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Cavalcanti
authors.forename: Angela Cristina Rapela
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Medeiros
authors.forename: Márcia Almeida Galvão
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Teixeira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D046169:Dermoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D057091:Poroma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*