Yellow and Orange in Cutaneous Lesions: Clinical and Dermoscopic Data

September 2015 in “ Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology ”

José Bañuls, Patricia López Arribas, L. Berbegal, F.J. DeLeon, Laura Soto Francés, Pedro Zaballos

cutaneous lesions hyperbilirubinemia carotenemia xanthomas mastocytoma sebaceous tumors sarcoidosis leishmaniasis alopecia areata yellow dots dilated infundibula hair follicles targetoid haemosiderotic haemangioma Spitz naevi melanomas skin lesions Spitz nevus melanoma

Studysummary This review examines the diagnostic significance of yellow and orange colors in skin lesions and concludes that their role is often underrepresented in the literature.

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