Dermoscopic Pigment Network: Characteristics in Non-melanocytic Disorders

Indian Dermatol Online J. 2020 Mar 9;11(2):146-153. doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_246_19. eCollection 2020 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Brown-black pigment network is the hallmark dermoscopic feature of melanocytic lesions. Several non-melanocytic disorders also exhibit a pigment network as one of their main or useful dermoscopic diagnostic features. This article presents a compilation of such disorders to the readers describing their essential dermoscopic features with an emphasis on the characteristics of the pigment network exhibited by them.

Keywords: Dermoscopy; non-melanocytic lesions; pigment network.

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  • Review