Dermatoscopy A-Z

All dermatologists and family physicians will want to have access to this text as an invaluable guide to the current practice of Dermoscopy, a quick and painless method of examining a patient's skin, hair, or nails, that has extended beyond screening for skin cancer to becoming a useful tool for quick diagnosis of a number of conditions and monitoring their treatment.

Key Features:

· features use of dermoscopy in a comprehensive range of conditions

· features a wealth of illustrative dermoscopic images

· presents material in a practical ratio of images to text

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1. Introduction to Dermatoscopy

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1. 1 Device

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1. 2 Basic Parameters

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2. 1 Colors

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2. 2 Basic Structures

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1. 3 Light Modes

· Bibliography

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2. Nevi

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2. 1 Common Nevi

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1. 1 Nevi of Trunk and Extremities

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1. 2 Scalp Nevi

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1. 3 Facial Nevi

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1. 4 Acral Nevi

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1. 5 Subungual Nevi

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1. 6 Mucosal Nevi

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2. 2 Spitz and Reed Nevi

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2. 1 Vessels and White Network (Nonpigmented Spitz Nevus)

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2. 2 Globules and White Network (Pigmented Spitz Nevus)

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2. 3 Starburst Pattern (Reed Nevus)

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2. 3 Blue Nevi

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2. 4 Special Nevus Types

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4. 1 Traumatized Nevus (Targetoid Hemosiderotic Nevus)

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4. 2 Eczematous Nevus (Meyerson Nevus)

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4. 3 Halo Nevus (Sutton Nevus)

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4. 4 Balloon Cell Nevus

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4. 5 Sclerosing Nevus (with Pseudomelanoma Features)

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4. 6 Recurrent Nevus

· Bibliography

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3. Melanoma

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3. 1 Conventional Melanoma

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1. 1 Melanoma of the Trunk and the Extremities

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1. 2 Facial Melanoma

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1. 3 Acral Melanoma

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1. 4 Subungual Melanoma

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1. 5 Mucosal Melanoma

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3. 2 Nodular Melanoma

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3. 3 Amelanotic Melanoma

· Bibliography

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4. Benign Nonmelanocytic Skin Tumors

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4. 1 Epithelial Skin Tumors

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1. 1 Solar Lentigo

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1. 2 Ink-Spot Lentigo

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1. 3 Seborrheic Keratosis

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1. 4 Lichen Planus–Like Keratosis

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4. 2 Vascular Tumors

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2. 1 Cherry Angioma

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2. 2 Angiokeratoma

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2. 3 Pyogenic Granuloma

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2. 4 Subcorneal and Subungual Hemorrhage

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4. 3 Tumors of the Fibrous Tissue

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3. 1 Dermatofibroma

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4. 4 Common Adnexal Tumors

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4. 1 Sebaceous Hyperplasia

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4. 2 Eccrine Poroma

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4. 5 Clear Cell Acanthoma

· Bibliography

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5. Malignant Nonmelanocytic Tumors

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5. 1 Basal Cell Carcinoma

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1. 1 Dermatoscopy and Histopathologic Subtype

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1. 2 Dermatoscopy and Response to Treatment

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5. 2 Keratinocyte Skin Cancer

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2. 1 Actinic Keratosis

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2. 2 Intraepidermal Carcinoma or Bowen’s Disease

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2. 3 Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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2. 4 Dermatoscopic Model of the Progression from Actinic Keratosis into Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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5. 3 Basosquamous Carcinoma

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5. 4 Merkel Cell Carcinoma

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5. 5 Atypical Fibroxanthoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma

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5. 6 Malignant Vascular Tumors

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6. 1 Kaposi Sarcoma

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6. 2 Angiosarcoma

· Bibliography

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6. Inflammatory Skin Diseases

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6. 1 Psoriasis

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6. 2 Dermatitis

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6. 3 Lichen Planus

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6. 4 Pityriasis Rosea

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6. 5 Discoid Lupus Erythematosus

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6. 6 Lichen Sclerosus and Morphea

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6. 7 Granulomatous Skin Diseases

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7. 1 Sarcoidosis and Lupus Vulgaris

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7. 2 Necrobiosis Lipoidica and Granuloma Annulare

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6. 8 Rosacea

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6. 9 Porokeratosis

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6. 10 Urticaria and Urticarial Vasculitis

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6. 11 Mastocytosis

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6. 12 Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses

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6. 13 Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris

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6. 14 Pityriasis Lichenoides et Varioliformis Acuta

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6. 15 Prurigo Nodularis

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6. 16 Acquired Perforating Dermatoses

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6. 17 Grover’s Disease and Darier Disease

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6. 18 Mycosis Fungoides

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6. 19 Lymphomatoid Papulosis

· Bibliography

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7. Infectious Skin Diseases

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7. 1 Parasitoses

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1. 1 Scabies

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1. 2 Pediculosis

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7. 2 Viral Infections

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2. 1 Molluscum Contagiosum

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2. 2 Human Papillomavirus Infections

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7. 3 Other Infections

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3. 1 Tick Bites

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3. 2 Demodicosis

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3. 3 Leishmaniasis

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3. 4 Tinea Corporis

· Bibliography

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8. Trichoscopy

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8. 1 Noncicatricial Alopecias

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1. 1 Androgenetic Alopecia (Male and Female Pattern Hair Loss)

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1. 2 Alopecia Areata

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1. 3 Trichotillomania

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1. 4 Tinea Capitis

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8. 2 Primary Cicatricial Alopecias

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2. 1 Lichen Planopilaris

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2. 2 Discoid Lupus Erythematosus

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2. 3 Folliculitis Decalvans

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2. 4 Dissecting Cellulitis of the Scalp

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8. 3 Trichoscopy in Children

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3. 1 Temporal Triangular Alopecia

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3. 2 Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome

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3. 3 Aplasia Cutis

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8. 4 Hair Shaft Deformities

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4. 1 Monilethrix

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4. 2 Pseudomonilethrix or Pohl-Pinkus Constrictions

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4. 3 Trichorrhexis Nodosa

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4. 4 Trichorrhexis Invaginata

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4. 5 Trichoptilosis

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4. 6 Trichoschisis

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4. 7 Pili Torti

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4. 8 Pili Annulati

· Bibliography

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9. Special Clinical Scenarios

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9. 1 Pigmented Macules on the Face

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9. 2 Diagnosis and Management of Spitzoid-Looking Lesions

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9. 3 Management of Patients with Multiple Common Nevi and/or Clinically Atypical Nevi

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9. 4 Seven Rules to Not Miss Melanoma