ABSTRACT

Dermatoscopy has been heavily promoted to dermatologists as the front line in detecting skin cancer early and easily. However, this technology also has other uses in everyday dermatologic practice.

Dermatoscopy in Clinical Practice shows those already using the equipment how they can extend its use beyond pigmented lesions and exploit its full potential. Dermatoscopy and videodermatoscopy can be used for differential diagnosis, prognostic evaluation, and monitoring response to treatment of various disorders including inflammatory diseases, parasitoses, viral and fungal infections, nonpigmented skin lesions, hair abnormalities, and a large variety of other dermatologic conditions as well as cosmetology.

The book focuses on those conditions in which the techniques are most useful, describing the clinical and histopathological correlations associated with the procedure. The book includes color clinical images throughout, making it a handy guide for the dermatologist’s daily practice.

chapter 2|6 pages

Parasitoses

Scabies

chapter 4|6 pages

Parasitoses

Therapeutic monitoring of scabies and pediculosis

chapter 6|2 pages

Parasitoses

Cutaneous larva migrans

chapter 7|3 pages

Parasitoses

Cutaneous leishmaniasis

chapter 8|2 pages

Parasitoses

Trombiculiasis

chapter 9|4 pages

Infectious diseases

Cutaneous and genital warts

chapter 10|3 pages

Infectious diseases

Molluscum contagiosum

chapter 11|8 pages

Infectious diseases

Tinea capitis

chapter 14|7 pages

Inflammatory diseases

Lichen planus

chapter 15|5 pages

Inflammatory diseases

Common urticaria and urticarial vasculitis

chapter 16|4 pages

Inflammatory diseases

Connective tissue diseases

chapter 17|3 pages

Inflammatory diseases

Rosacea

chapter 18|3 pages

Inflammatory diseases

Pigmented purpuric dermatoses

chapter 19|5 pages

Inflammatory diseases

Pityriasis lichenoides

chapter 20|6 pages

Inflammatory diseases

Granulomatous skin disorders and Wolf’s isotopic response lesions

chapter 21|4 pages

Nonpigmented skin lesions

Clear cell acanthoma

chapter 22|4 pages

Nonpigmented skin lesions

Pyogenic granuloma

chapter 24|3 pages

Nonpigmented skin lesions

Sebaceous hyperplasia

chapter 25|5 pages

Nonpigmented skin lesions

Xanthomatous lesions

chapter 26|3 pages

Nonpigmented skin lesions

Porokeratosis

chapter 27|3 pages

Nonpigmented skin lesions

Apocrine hidrocystoma

chapter 28|5 pages

Nonpigmented skin lesions

Bowen’s disease

chapter 29|7 pages

Nonpigmented skin lesions

Actinic keratosis and cell carcinoma