Follicular-predominant pretibial Flegel’s disease: a unilateral folliculocentric presentation expanding the dermoscopic spectrum

Dermatology Reports · Published 2026-07-24 · DOI 10.4081/dr.2026.10675

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Caterina Mariarosaria Giorgio, Patrizia Maddalena, Gaetano Licata

Abstract

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. [...]

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2026

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Giorgio, C., Maddalena, P., Licata, G. (2026). Follicular-predominant pretibial Flegel’s disease: a unilateral folliculocentric presentation expanding the dermoscopic spectrum. Dermatology Reports. https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2026.10675

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