Confluent and reticulate papillomatosis of Gougerot-Carteaud and obesity: dermoscopic findings

Abstract

Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis of Gougerot and Carteaud is a dermatosis that despite showing characteristic clinical signs is often poorly recognized and diagnosed. The authors present a case with extensive skin involvement, discuss its association with obesity and describe dermoscopic findings making the histopathological correlation.

Keywords

• Hyperpigmentation
• Obesity
• Papilloma