Glowing in the Dark: Use of Confocal Microscopy in Dark Pigmented Lesions.
Reflectance confocal microscopy patterns and structures of clinically dark lesions are described. Because many of the dark lesions have melanin in superficial skin layers these lesions show great semiology by confocal. Limitations and pitfalls of reflectance confocal microscopy in clinically dark lesions are also detailed.
Melanoma Unit, Dermatology Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain; CIBER de Enfermedades Raras, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: susipuig@gmail.com.
Susana Puig
SP
Sardá
Melanoma Unit, Dermatology Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain.
Rodolfo
R
Suárez
Melanoma Unit, Dermatology Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain; CIBER de Enfermedades Raras, Barcelona, Spain.
Josep
J
Malvehy Guilera
D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D020405:Dermis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D046169:Dermoscopy; D004817:Epidermis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D000069416:Intravital Microscopy; D008543:Melanins; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D018329:Nevus, Blue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D008543:Melanins
Basal cell carcinoma; Blue nevus; Melanoma; Reflectance confocal microscopy