A benign proliferation of immature keratinocytes with a characteristically stuck-on appearance, as though it could be lifted off with a fingernail.
Waxy, warty, sharply demarcated plaques ranging from tan to near-black. They sit above the plane of the skin rather than within it, which accounts for the stuck-on look.
Frequently mistaken for a mole because of the colour, and for a wart because of the texture. It is neither. Pigmented examples can also mimic more serious lesions, which is the reason it is examined rather than assumed.
Border definition, surface character, colour variation, and whether the lesion has changed. Dermoscopy is used where the clinical picture is not clear-cut.
Superficial removal is generally straightforward because the lesion sits above the basement membrane. Settings are adjusted for Fitzpatrick type to limit post-inflammatory pigmentation.
A sudden eruption of many lesions, or any lesion that is changing, is evaluated before cosmetic removal.
A benign proliferation of immature keratinocytes with a characteristically stuck-on appearance, as though it could be lifted off with a fingernail.
Frequently mistaken for a mole because of the colour, and for a wart because of the texture. It is neither. Pigmented examples can also mimic more serious lesions, which is the reason it is examined rather than assumed.
Border definition, surface character, colour variation, and whether the lesion has changed. Dermoscopy is used where the clinical picture is not clear-cut.
A sudden eruption of many lesions, or any lesion that is changing, is evaluated before cosmetic removal.
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