Abstract
: Viral infections can be diagnosed and treated accordingly. Atypical presentation or sometimes presenting with other dermatological condition can be difficult for diagnosis. Dermoscopy provide rapid diagnostic aid for diagnosis. To evaluate dermoscopic patterns in viral infections. This study was conducted in dermatology department in tertiary hospital. Ethical clearance and informed consent was obtained. Patients with viral infection were subjected to dermoscopy. DermLite4 with 10x magnification, attached to a smartphone was employed for dermoscopy. 106 patients were enrolled. Dermoscopy of Pityriasis rosea (n=10, 9.43%) showed brown dots and red dots in patients (100%). Light pink back ground in 80% patients. Molluscum (n=9, 8.49%) showed whitish structure in poly lobulated pattern (40%). In chicken pox (n=08. 7.54%), erythematous background (100%) and brown dots (100%). All the warts (n=48, 45.28%) showed red or blackish red dots (100%). Grouped red dots with white halo, finger-like projection with hairpin vessel surrounding white halo, knob like structure with hairpin like vessels were observed in common, filiform, genital warts respectively. Black dots in plantar and periungual warts. In herpes labialis (n=10, 9.43%) 3 zones, centre brown pigmentation, white colour and peripheral erythema. Cloudy white polyglobular structure with central brown dots in Herpes Zoster (n=8, 7.43%). Yellowish/brown pigmentation, brown dots, brown globules and crusting in Hand Foot Mouth Disease (n=5, 4.71%). Bluish globules and whitish area in Orf nodule (n=1, 0.94%). Dermoscopy is gaining importance in the realm of dermatology. In this study, dermoscopic patterns in viral infections were correlated clinically.
Highlights
Various virus infections can be diagnosed and treated
All (100%) the cases had peripheral scaling, 3(20%) had brownish yellowish background and 12(80%) had light pink background. (Figure 1)
On dermoscopy all chicken pox cases (100%) showed erythematous background and brown dots
Summary
Various virus infections can be diagnosed and treated. Some cases can be atypical in presentation, making it difficult to proceed to diagnosis. Many of the infections when present in immunocompromised state can be difficult to diagnose because of its atypical presentation. Sometimes they can present with other dermatological condition, overlapping each-others clinical features. Viral infections can be diagnosed and treated . Atypical presentation or sometimes presenting with other dermatological condition can be difficult for diagnosis. Patients with viral infection were subjected to dermoscopy. Dermoscopy of Pityriasis rosea (n=10, 9.43%) showed brown dots and red dots in patients (100%). All the warts (n=48, 45.28%) showed red or blackish red dots (100%). Cloudy white polyglobular structure with central brown dots in Herpes Zoster (n=8, 7.43%). Dermoscopic patterns in viral infections were correlated clinically
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: IP Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
