Cristóbal Lecaros, MD MBI

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Resident of Dermatology @ HPH/CAS/UDD, Santiago, Chile Interested in Skin Imaging, Oncoderm, Genetics, Medical Informatics clecarosc.github.io #dermsky

https://www.jidonline.org/article/S0022-202X(21)01687-0/fulltext

https://elifesciences.org/articles/19593

Fig 2 A, Dermatoscopy and histology of the mummy “El niño del Plomo.” Follicular openings and perifollicular pigmentation in skin from the trunk of the mummy (blue arrow). B, Exogenous pigmentation, dermatoglyphs, and acrosyringiums of the plantar region (white arrow). C, Histopathologic examination of plantar skin. The plantar skin sample showed thickening of the stratum corneum and black-brown particulate material of exogenous type in the superficial zone, consistent with dust particles. The melanin pigment status in the specimen was normal. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnifications: ×4 and ×10.)

Fig 1 The mummy “El Niño del Plomo.” Spontaneous natural mummification of an 8-year-old infant.