Dermatoscopic Patterns in Keloid, Hypertrophic, and Atrophic Scars: Cross-Sectional Analysis and Clinical Correlation

Dermatoscopic Patterns in Keloid, Hypertrophic, and Atrophic Scars: Cross-Sectional Analysis and Clinical Correlation

Authors

  • Leonne Di Carlo Del Vecchio University of Taubaté, Bom Conselho, Taubaté, Brazil
  • Jan Lapinso Department of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Swedenl
  • Leandra D'orsi Metsavath Metsavaht Dermatology and Santa Casa Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Geise Cristine Espíndola Luxemburgo/Mário Penna Hospital, Dermatology Department, Belo Horizonte, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9556-1681
  • Elizabeth Leocadia Fernandes University of Taubaté, Bom Conselho, Taubaté, Brazil
  • Keila Seabra Teles Ferreira Medical Sciences University of Minas Gerais, Postgraduate Department, Belo Horizonte, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0604-3438
  • Marcio Roberto Silva University of Juiz de Fora, Postgraduate Department in Collective Health, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
  • Jussara Aparecida Silva GV Dermatology, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
  • Gisele Viana Oliveira GV Dermatology, Belo Horizonte, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5101-7097

Keywords:

dermatoscopy, scars, keloids, hypertrophic scars

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Published

2025-10-31

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Vol. 15 No. 4 (2025): 2025 Vol 15, No 4 | October

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Research Letter

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Copyright (c) 2025 Leandra D'orsi Metsavath, Geise Cristine Espíndola, Elizabeth Leocadia Fernandes, Keila Seabra Teles Ferreira, Gisele Viana Oliveira, Marcio Roberto Silva, Leonne Di Carlo Del Vecchio, Jussara Aparecida Silva

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Di Carlo Del Vecchio L, Lapinso J, D'orsi Metsavath L, et al. Dermatoscopic Patterns in Keloid, Hypertrophic, and Atrophic Scars: Cross-Sectional Analysis and Clinical Correlation. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2025;15(4):5315. doi:10.5826/dpc.1504a5315

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