Dermoscopy, a non-invasive technique for cutaneous diagnosis is being increasingly studied in various disorders of the skin, nails and scalp. However, it has been under-utilized for the diagnosis and characterization of mucosal disorders. The dermoscopic characterization of cutaneous lichen planus and its variants has been well documented with Wickham's striae constituting the hallmark of the c...

To cite: Gatica-Torres M, Arguello-Guerra L, Manuel Ruiz-Matta J, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016215390 DESCRIPTION A 20-year-old man was assessed for a genital ulcer that developed after an episode of orchiepididymitis. On the initial physical examination, a grey longitudinal melanonychia was found on the left index finger, measuring 4...

Three hundred leprosy patients were recruited to study the pattern and frequency of nail changes. Nail changes, like longitudinal ridging in finger nails, transverse striations involving both finger and toe nails etc. which occurred with similar frequency in the PB and MB patients in comparison with the control group, were excluded from the analysis. Out of a total number of 150 PB patients, 84...