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Dermoscopy - Not just for diagnosis and not just for Dermatologists !
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Sonthalia, Sidharth Errichetti, Enzo |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | A dermoscope (syn: dermatoscope, epiluminescence microscope) is a relatively novel diagnostic tool for skin disorders. It allows non-invasive visualization of subsurface skin structures and subtle clinical patterns of skin lesions that are invisible to the unaided eye. Dermoscopy has come a long way from its original indication for ruling out dysplasia and melanomas in moles of white-skinned individuals to its extant use for diagnosis of various skin, scalp and nail disorders, especially in skin of color (SOC).1 Simply stated, when used by a trained practitioner, a dermoscope can differentiate melasma from other facial melanosis, vitiligo from simulating hypopigmented disorders, psoriasis from eczema, various causes of alopecia, nail psoriasis from onychomycosis and nail tumours, amongst others. The increasing trend of use of dermoscopy by practitioners is evident from the results of a survey conducted in the United Kingdom (UK) comparing the use of this technique by dermatologists in 2003 (54% of respondents) to that in 2012 (86% of respondents).2 |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Ending Page | 2 |
| Page Count | 2 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| PubMed reference number | 29446353 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 15 |
| Issue Number | 57 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.kumj.com.np/issue/57/1-2.pdf |
| Journal | Kathmandu University medical journal |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
