Dermoscopic features of plaque psoriasis and lichen planus: new observations.

Background: Dermoscopic features of common inflammatory dermatoses are not well studied and previous reports on this topic are limited to the search of vascular features (capillaroscopy).

Objective: Dermoscopic features of psoriasis and lichen planus (LP) are investigated to determine both vascular and nonvascular features of these two dermatoses.

Patients And Methods: Dermoscopic images of 25 patients with LP and 20 patients with plaque psoriasis (PP) were evaluated.

Nevus of Ota associated with ipsilateral deafness.

Nevus of Ota is a benign pigmentary disorder that involves the skin innervated by the first and second branches of the trigeminal nerve. It is a dermal melanocytosis frequent in Oriental persons but uncommon in white persons. We report a case of nevus of Ota in a white woman emphasizing the wide extension of the pigmentation and its association with ipsilateral sensorineural hypoacusia.