Table 5.
Dermoscopic Features of CL in the 5 Performed Studies
| Dermoscopic Features | Llambrich et al [9] (n = 26) % | Taheri et al [6] (n = 144) % | Yücel et al [5] (n = 145) % | Ayhan et al [4] (n = 127) % | Current Study (n = 139) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General features | |||||
| Generalized erythema | 100 | 81.9 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Yellow tears | 53 | 41.7 | 40 | 42.5 | 75.5 |
| White starburst-like pattern | 38 | 60.4 | 19 | 8.6 | 58.3 |
| Hyperkeratosis | 50 | 33.3 | — | 15 | 35.3 |
| HK+E/U | 38 | — | 35 | — | 16.5 |
| Milia-like cyst | — | 4.9 | — | 15.7 | 8.6 |
| Salmon-colored ovoid | — | — | 13 | 15.7 | 2.9 |
| CE/U | 46 | 59 | — | 44.1 | 7.2 |
| Yellowish hue | — | 43.8 | — | — | 0.7 |
| Perilesional hypopigmented halo | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| Scar (white scar-like patch) | — | — | — | 17.3 | 5.0 |
| Pustules | — | — | — | 7.1 | — |
| Crust | — | — | — | 70.1 | — |
| Vascular features | 100 | 87 | 90.6 | 94.2 | |
| Glomerular-like vessels | 7 | 22.9 | 17 | 3.1 | 21.4 |
| Hairpin vessels | 19 | 37.5 | 17 | 39.4 | 43.5 |
| Linear irregular vessels | 57 | 30.6 | 54 | 26 | 45.8 |
| Arborizing telangiectasia | 11 | 10.4 | 37 | 38.6 | 18.3 |
| Crown-like vessels | — | — | — | 1.6 | 3.0 |
| Dotted vessels | 53 | 61.1 | 16 | 24.4 | 14.5 |
| Comma-shaped vessels | 73 | 29.9 | 4 | 19.7 | 25.9 |
| Polymorphous/atypical vessels | 26 | — | 3 | 40.2 | 15.2 |
| Corkscrew vessels | 7 | 4.2 | — | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Strawberry pattern | — | — | — | 1.6 | — |
| Milky red globules/areas | — | — | — | — | 11.4 |
| Microarborizing | — | — | — | — | 16.0 |
—Not reported or evaluated.