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Ephelis, commonly known as freckle, is a benign flat pigmented skin lesion. It is in the differential diagnosis of pigmented skin lesions.
General
- Benign.
Gross
- Flat pigmented lesions.
- Typically in sun exposed areas.
Image:
Microscopic
Features:[1]
- Basal pigmentation of keratinocytes.
- Normal numbers of melanocytes.
- Normal rete ridges.
DDx:
- Solar lentigo - long rete ridges and solar damage.
- Simple lentigo - long rete ridges.
- Café-au-lait spots.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tadrous, Paul.J. Diagnostic Criteria Handbook in Histopathology: A Surgical Pathology Vade Mecum (1st ed.). Wiley. pp. 287. ISBN 978-0470519035.