TABLE 3.
Comparison between dermoscopic findings in treated and untreated cases [Copyright: ©2016 Ramadan et al.]
| Cutaneous sarcoidosis (n=19) | Necrobiotic cases group (n=11) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Untreated cases (9) | Treated cases (10) | P value | Untreated cases (4) | Treated cases (7) | P value | |
| Background color | ||||||
| Pink homogenous background | 5 | 9 | 0.119 | 0 | 3 | 0.212 |
| Mixed pink and white homogenous background | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.382 | |
| Mixed pink, white and yellowish background | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.088 | |
| Mixed pink and orange background | 4 | 1 | 0.119 | 0 | 0 | |
| Translucent orange globules and areas | ||||||
| Translucent orange globules | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 0 | 0 | |
| Translucent orange areas | 7 | 5 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blood vessels | ||||||
| Arborizing vessels | 4 | 1 | 0.119 | 1 | 2 | 0.721 |
| Short linear blood vessels | 4 | 5 | 0.586 | 1 | 2 | 0.721 |
| Pigmentation | ||||||
| Hypopigmented areas | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Scar like depigmentation | 2 | 5 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reticulate pigmentation | 0 | 1 | 0.526 | 2 | 2 | 0.47 |
| Scales | ||||||
| Fine white scales | 5 | 4 | 0.414 | 0 | 0 | |