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Angel Fernandez-Flores1,2,3, Carmen Fachal Bermúdez4, Inmaculada Molina5
1Consultant Histopathologist, Department of Cellular Pathology, Hospital El Bierzo, Ponferrada, Spain.
Abstract:
Pigmented deposits can occur in the skin due to many and varied causes. Some of them are systemic conditions accompanied by involvement of internal organs. Others have serious prognostic implications, and early diagnosis can help in the correct and adequate management of the diseases. In addition, some of them are quite innocuous and the correct diagnosis avoids unnecessary treatments. In this article, we review the morphologic features of some of the most common and some of the less usual pigmented deposits in skin other than tattoos.
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