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Clinical Quiz Dec 2020

This 65 years old lady presented with an asymptomatic pigmented macule on her calf for a few years

King-man Ho

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Clinical history:

This 65 years old lady presented with an asymptomatic pigmented macule on her calf for a few years. The lesion slowly darkened but remained stable is size.


What is the clinical diagnosis?

A. Basal cell carcinoma
B. Lentigo maligna
C. Café-au-lait macule
D. Senile lentigo

Answer:
D. Senile lentigo

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The slide and the question were prepared by:
Dr King-man Ho, FRCP (Glasg, Edin), MRCP (UK), FHKCP, FHKAM (Medicine)
Consultant Dermatologist-in-Charge,
Social Hygiene Service, PHSB, CHP, DH

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