Table 2. Association of the duration of topical steroid application with dermoscopic findings in study subjects (n=250).
The Chi-square test was used for statistical significance.
P < 0.05 is considered significant.
| Upto 6 months (n=30) | 6-12 months (n=102) | >12 months (n=118) | P-value | |
| Vascularity | ||||
| Linear | 2 (6.7%) | 38 (37.3%) | 86 (72.9%) | <0.001 |
| Serpentine | 4 (13.3%) | 37 (36.3%) | 98 (83.1%) | <0.001 |
| Polygonal | 8 (26.7%) | 20 (19.6%) | 71 (60.2%) | <0.001 |
| Fine | 5 (16.7%) | 17 (16.7%) | 16 (13.6%) | 0.79 |
| Branched vessels | 16 (53.3%) | 76 (74.5%) | 86 (72.9%) | 0.06 |
| Y-Shaped vessels | 2 (6.7%) | 20 (19.6%) | 39 (33.1%) | <0.01 |
| Background | ||||
| Breaking of pseudoreticular network | 20 (66.7%) | 64 (62.7%) | 99 (83.9%) | 0.001 |
| White structureless areas | 15 (50.0%) | 61 (59.8%) | 70 (59.3%) | 0.6 |
| Brown globules | 26 (86.7%) | 72 (70.6%) | 97 (82.2%) | 0.05 |
| Red diffuse areas | 27 (90.0%) | 91 (89.2%) | 118 (100.0%) | 0.001 |
| Desquamation | 8 (26.7%) | 21 (20.6%) | 20 (16.9%) | 0.46 |
| Adnexa | ||||
| Follicular plugging | 2 (6.7%) | 18 (17.6%) | 13 (11.0%) | 0.18 |
| Demodex tails | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (4.9%) | 25 (21.2%) | <0.001 |
| Comedones | 6 (20.0%) | 16 (15.7%) | 7 (5.9%) | 0.02 |
| Hypertrichosis | 25 (83.3%) | 84 (82.4%) | 102 (86.4%) | 0.69 |
| White hair | 2 (6.7%) | 19 (18.6%) | 20 (16.9%) | 0.29 |
| Others | ||||
| Papules | 9 (30.0%) | 32 (31.4%) | 31 (26.3%) | 0.69 |
| Pustules | 6 (20.0%) | 20 (19.6%) | 15 (12.7%) | 0.33 |