Dermoscopic Features of Facial Pigmented Skin Lesions
Figure 2
(a) Actinic keratosis, cheek zone (female, 58 years). (b) Same lesion dermoscopy: pseudonetwork, brown dots and globules, homogenous structureless pigmentation. (c) Actinic keratosis histopathology with epidermal acanthosis and parakeratosis. Keratinocytes show increased melanization and some disorganization with enlarged hyperchromatic pleomorphic nuclei. Solar elastosis is evident in the papillary dermis (H&E ×200).
