Dermoscopy of erythema multiforme
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Figure 2: Dermoscopy of typical target lesion in erythema multiforme: White arrow corresponding to the central dusky zone shows clods of different colors – red, blue, purple, and black. The yellow arrow shows a plain featureless area corresponding to the pale edematous zone, and the black arrow shows homogenous erythema corresponding to the outer red ring. A few short linear vessels were also seen (polarized light, ×10, DermliteFoto II pro, attached to a Canon 650D – DSLR)
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