Main description:

Dermoscopy has increasingly been taken up in general dermatology practice in the USA as a non-invasive technique for the differential diagnosis of pigmented skin lesions. Videodermatoscopy – dermoscopy using a digital system - allows a higher-magnified observation of the skin surface and has also been used for other investigations, such as monitoring the progress of therapy for dermatologic conditions, with some success. This book aims to advance knowledge of these additional uses of videodermatoscopy beyond the usual indication for pigmented lesions of the skin.

Contents:

1. Introduction  2. Equipment  3.1. Scabies and Pediculosis: Biologic Cycle and Diagnosis  3.2. Videodermatoscopy and Sabies  3.3. Videodermatoscopy and Pediculosis  3.4. Therapy of Scabies and Pediculosis: Potential and Pitfalls  3.5. Therapeutic Monitoring of Parasitoses with Videodermatoscopy  3.6. Tungiasis  4.  Hair Loss  5. Nail Diseases  6.1A. Psoriasis: Vascular Pattern under Videodermatoscopy Observation   6.1B. Psoriasis: Histopathological Correlations  6.1C. Palmo-plantar Psoriasis  6.1D. Psoriatic Balanitis  6.1E. Scalp Psoriasis  6.2.  Clear Cell Acanthoma  6.3.  HPV Infections  6.4. Venular Malformations (Port Wine Stain Type)  6.5. Bowen’s Disease  6.6. Pyogenic Granuloma  7.1. Lichen Ruber Planus  7.2.  Urticaria and Urticarial Vasculitis  7.3.  Disorders of Collagen Tissues  7.4.  Rosacea   7.5.  Molluscum Contagiosum   7.6.  Sebaceous Hyperplasia  7.7.  Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses  7.8. Actinic Porokeratosis   7.9.  Xanthomatous Lesions  8. Dermatoscopy in  Cosmetic Applications