Browsing by Author "Karaarslan, IK"

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    Pityriasis Rotunda
    Gençoglan, G; Karaarslan, IK; Kazandi, AC; Öztürk, G
    Pityriasis rotunda is a rare skin disease characterized by round or oval patches, localized mainly on the trunk, arms, and legs. The patches are usually lighter than the surrounding skin, but sometimes may be darker, and are covered by fine, adherent scales. It is very rare in caucasoids, common in Japanese and is also seen in South African blacks and West Indian black and Mediterrean area predominantly in Sardinia have been reported but it is seldom observed in Europe. We present the first two cases diagnosed from Turkey. There were well-demarcated circumscribed scaly plagues with a erythematous periphery and hypopigmented center on the trunk and proximal parts of upper limbs. Their skin phototype was III. Histopathologic examination revealed a moderate degree of compact hyperkeratosis without a granular layer. Complete clearing was observed with only emollients. (Turkderm 2010; 44: 99-101)
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    Trichilemmal cyst with homogeneous blue pigmentation on dermoscopy
    Gencoglan, G; Karaarslan, IK; Akalin, T; Ozdemir, F
    A 61-year-old woman was referred to our dermoscopy unit for a pigmented lesion that had been present on her left arm for 8 years. The patient did not notice any enlargement or change in colour. On dermoscopy, homogeneous blue pigmentation was seen. The lesion was excised with the pre-operative diagnosis of melanoma, blue naevus and dermatofibroma. Histopathological examination showed a trichilemmal cyst in the mid-dermis. Although homogeneous blue pigmentation on dermoscopy is the hallmark of blue naevus, it may be seen in metastatic melanoma and exceptionally in hemosiderotic and cellular types of dermatofibroma. Trichilemmal cyst should be borne in mind also in the dermoscopic differential diagnosis.
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    Interpratation and Adaptation of Dermoscopic Terminology to Our Language: Consensus Report of the Turkish Society of Dermatology Dermoscopy Working Group
    Özdemir, F; Karaarslan, IK; Türk, BG; Sahin, S; Sahin, MT; Oguz, O; Öztas, MO; Arca, E; Mansur, T; Karabulut, AA; Kaçar, N
    Dermoscopic Terminology Consensus Meeting was held at Ege University Medical Faculty Dermatology Department on the 24th of February in 2012 with the aim of establishing a common language in the translation of the dermoscopic terminology in English literature into Turkish. In this article, the Turkish terminology in which the consensus was reached at that meeting is presented together with the definitions and representative images as a dictionary.