Case report: dermoscopic and histological aspects of skin graft and perigraft hyperpigmentation in acral location

Abstract

Little is known about the use of dermoscopy in skin grafting. We describe the case of a patient with skin grafting and surrounding pigmentation on acral region. The dermoscopic findings were similar to those of benign acral lesions (lattice-like pattern) and reactive pigmentations (fine striae). Histopathology revealed pigment leakage and increased number of melanocytes. It is believed that this phenomenon occured as the result of an inflammatory stimulus.

Keywords

• Dermoscopy
• Hand Injuries
• Skin Transplantation