TABLE 2.
Summary of the dermoscopic findings [Copyright: ©2016 Ramadan et al.]
| Cutaneous sarcoidosis (n=19) | Necrobiotic cases group | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granuloma annulare (n=4) | Necrobiosis lipoidica (n=2) | Rheumatoid nodule (n=5) | |||
| Background color | |||||
| Pink homogenous background | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | *0.018 |
| Mixed pink and white homogenous background | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.298 |
| Mixed pink, white and yellowish background | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | *0.012 |
| Mixed pink and orange background | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.082 |
| Translucent orange globules and areas | |||||
| Translucent orange globules | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.141 |
| Translucent orange areas | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | *0.001 |
| Blood vessels | |||||
| Arborizing vessels | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.637 |
| Short linear blood vessels | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.245 |
| Pigmentation | |||||
| Hypopigmented areas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.367 |
| Scar like depigmentation | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | *0.025 |
| Reticulate pigmentation | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | *0.047 |
| Scales | |||||
| Fine white scales | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | *0.006 |
*
P value <0.05 is significant