Dear Editor:Recently,Ye et al.1 investigated artificially induced damage to the skin barrier,reporting distinct qualitative dermatoscopic findings at different stages of skin breakdown.They coined and/or modified seve...Dear Editor:Recently,Ye et al.1 investigated artificially induced damage to the skin barrier,reporting distinct qualitative dermatoscopic findings at different stages of skin breakdown.They coined and/or modified several descriptive terms in their report.The early stage was characterized by“branching vessels on a pinkish-reddish background”and the next stage by“keratins on whitish or yellowish-orange patches,”dark pigmented spots,and“blurry”or“dotted”vessels.The late stage was marked by dermatoglyphics,invisible vessels,and scattered pigmented spots.1 Despite their promising findings,little is known about the dermatoscopic characteristics of natural disease models.展开更多
文摘Dear Editor:Recently,Ye et al.1 investigated artificially induced damage to the skin barrier,reporting distinct qualitative dermatoscopic findings at different stages of skin breakdown.They coined and/or modified several descriptive terms in their report.The early stage was characterized by“branching vessels on a pinkish-reddish background”and the next stage by“keratins on whitish or yellowish-orange patches,”dark pigmented spots,and“blurry”or“dotted”vessels.The late stage was marked by dermatoglyphics,invisible vessels,and scattered pigmented spots.1 Despite their promising findings,little is known about the dermatoscopic characteristics of natural disease models.