Follicular-predominant pretibial Flegel’s disease: a unilateral folliculocentric presentation expanding the dermoscopic spectrum
Dear Editor, We report a rare unilateral presentation of pretibial Flegel's disease displaying a folliculocentric dermoscopic pattern not previously described in the literature. A 58-year-old woman presented with a 4-year history of multiple firm, brownish, keratotic papules confined to the right pretibial region, gradually extending toward the knee. The lesions were dome-shaped, rough, and scaly, partially coalescing into small plaques. [...].
Authors
- Caterina Mariarosaria Giorgio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2148-8914)
- Patrizia Maddalena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7449-2824)
- G Licata
Institutions
- Ospedale Sant Antonio (IT)
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dermatology Reports
- Published
- 2026-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2026.10675
- Primary Topic
- Skin and Cellular Biology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00