Dermatoscopic Patterns of Nonfacial Actinic Keratosis: Characterization of Pigmented and Nonpigmented Lesions

BACKGROUND: Actinic keratoses (AKs) are dysplastic proliferations of keratinocytes. Studies evaluating nonfacial dermatoscopic pattern of AKs are scarce. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the dermatoscopic patterns of AKs located in nonfacial sites and to compare their patterns with facial lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients with concomitant facial and nonfacial AKs were recruited to participate and evaluated by clinical and dermatoscopic images of their AKs. RESULTS: Sixty-eight patients were included in the study. A total of 258 nonfacial AKs and 68 facial AKs were analyzed. The most frequent nonfacial AK dermatoscopic structures were white opaque scales (97.3%) and erythema (57.4%). When analyzed in combination, white scales plus erythema were found in 55.4% of nonfacial AKs. Pigmented structures were observed in 22.5% nonfacial AKs. Homogeneous brown pigmentation was the most prevalent pigmented structure in nonfacial pigmented AK (pAK) (93.1%). There was a positive association between patients having concomitant pigmented facial and nonfacial AKs (p

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