Metaphoric term "Pigment network"
From dermoscopedia
Metaphoric term | Definition |
Pigment network | Grid-like pattern consisting of interconnecting pigmented lines surrounding hypopigmented holes. |
typical network | Network with minimal variability in the color, thickness, and spacing of the lines; symmetrically distributed |
delicate network | light brown, thin network lines |
atypical network | Network with increased variability in the color, thickness, and spacing of the lines of the network; asymmetrically distributed; gray color |
broadened network | widening of the network lines |
negative network | Serpiginous interconnecting broadened hypopigmented lines that surround elongated and curvilinear globules. |