Main description:

Dermoscopy is a non-invasive, widely used diagnostic tool that aids the diagnosis of skin lesions and is proven to increase the accuracy of melanoma diagnosis.

This colour atlas is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis of skin lesions and melanomas using a dermoscope.

Beginning with an introduction to the use of the dermascope, the following chapters teach clinicians how to recognise dermoscopic criteria, colours and patterns, how to diagnose different types of lesions and calculate diagnostic algorithms.

The finals sections cover related topics including entomodermatoscopy, inflammatoscopy, trichoscopy and capilaroscopy.

This highly useful resource is enhanced by more than 1000 clinical images and illustrations.

Key points

Comprehensive guide to diagnosis of skin lesions and melanomas using a dermoscope
Teaches clinicians how to recognise dermoscopic criteria
Covers related dermatoscopic topics
Includes more than 1000 images and illustrations

Contents:

Why Use The Dermatoscope
Structures, Patterns, Criteria And Colours
Vascular Patterns
Dermoscopy: A Two-Step Procedure
Non Melanocytic Lesions
Melanocytic Lesions
Melanoma Simulators
Combined Lesions
Special Locations
Diagnostic Algorithms
Dermoscopy Follow-Up And Total Body Photography
Revised Pattern Analysis
Entomodermatoscopy
Inflammatoscopy
Tricoscopy
Capilaroscopy
Reflectance Confocal Microscopy In Vivo
Chaos & Clues