[Utility of skin ultrasound in the differential diagnosis of blue lesions, hydrocysts]

Dermatol Online J. 2015 Apr 16;21(4):13030/qt2mw2m8b0.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Many skin diseases may present as blue papules and nodules; the differential diagnosis includes such different entities such as metastatic melanoma, angioma, lipoma, epidermoid cyst, pilomatrixoma, blue nevus, glomus tumor, or hidrocystoma. Cutaneous ultrasound can be a complementary diagnostic technique of great value in these cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Nevus, Blue / diagnostic imaging*
  • Nevus, Blue / pathology
  • Skin / diagnostic imaging
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Ultrasonography