Research Report
Value of dermoscopy in differential diagnosis of extramammary Paget′s disease and chronic eczema of the vulva
Wei Zhang, Liming Huang, Jin Nie, Minzhi Wu, Fanghua He, Xinfeng Lu, Yan Wang, Xuebao Shao, Jingjing Li, Xingfan Mo, Liang Zhao, Jianfang Sun
Published 2019-09-15
Cite as Chin J Dermatol, 2019, 52(9): 636-639. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0412-4030.2019.09.009
Abstract
ObjectiveTo describe the dermoscopic features of extramammary Paget′s disease (EMPD) and chronic eczema of the vulva, and to explore the value of dermoscopy in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of the above diseases.
MethodsDermoscopic images were collected from 20 patients with histopathologically confirmed vulvar EMPD and 16 patients with clinically confirmed chronic eczema of the vulva in Hospital for Skin Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Pekin Union Medical College from January 2017 to April 2018, and retrospectively analyzed. Fisher′s exact test was used to compare the prevalence of dermoscopic features between the two groups.
ResultsAs dermoscopy showed, the milky red background was observed in 19 EMPD patients and in only 1 patient with chronic eczema, and there was a significant difference in the prevalence of milky red background between the two groups (P < 0.001) . White scales were the most common desquamation, and were observed in 9 EMPD patients and 13 patients with chronic eczema (P = 0.128) . Blood vessels were uniformly distributed in EMPD patients, including dotted-globular vessels in 19 and linear vessels in 14, while blood vessels were distributed in a patchy or clustered pattern in the patients with chronic eczema, including dotted-globular vessels in 16 and linear vessels in 7. There was a significant difference in the prevalence of different distribution patterns of blood vessels between the two groups (P < 0.001) . Bright white streaks, bright white structureless area and reticular structure were observed in 19, 20 and 19 EMPD patients respectively, and in 1, 1 and 1 patient with chronic eczema respectively, and there were significant differences in the prevalence of the above 3 structures between the two diseases (all P < 0.001) .
ConclusionVulvar EMPD and chronic eczema both show characteristic dermoscopic features, and dermoscopy is of great value to the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of EMPD.
Key words:
Paget disease, extramammary; Dermoscopy; Eczema
Contributor Information
Wei Zhang
Department of Pathology, Hospital for Skin Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing 210042, China
Liming Huang
Department of Dermatologic Surgery, Hospital for Skin Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing 210042, China
Jin Nie
Clinical Pharmacology and Cosmetics Testing Center, Hospital for Skin Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing 210042, China
Minzhi Wu
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, The Fifth People′s Hospital of Suzhou, The Affiliated Hospital of Infectious Diseases of Soochow University, Suzhou 215131, China
Fanghua He
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, The Fifth People′s Hospital of Suzhou, The Affiliated Hospital of Infectious Diseases of Soochow University, Suzhou 215131, China
Xinfeng Lu
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Jingjiang People′s Hospital, Jingjiang 214500, Jiangsu, China
Yan Wang
Department of Dermatologic Surgery, Hospital for Skin Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing 210042, China
Xuebao Shao
Department of Pathology, Hospital for Skin Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing 210042, China
Jingjing Li
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, The Fifth People′s Hospital of Suzhou, The Affiliated Hospital of Infectious Diseases of Soochow University, Suzhou 215131, China
Xingfan Mo
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, The Fifth People′s Hospital of Suzhou, The Affiliated Hospital of Infectious Diseases of Soochow University, Suzhou 215131, China
Liang Zhao
Department of Dermatologic Surgery, Hospital for Skin Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing 210042, China
Jianfang Sun
Department of Pathology, Hospital for Skin Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing 210042, China