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

·  1. Introduction to Dermatoscopy

·  1.1 Device

·  1.2 Basic Parameters

·  1.2.1 Colors

·  1.2.2 Basic Structures

·  1.3 Light Modes

·  Bibliography

·  2. Nevi

·  2.1 Common Nevi

·  2.1.1 Nevi of Trunk and Extremities

·  2.1.2 Scalp Nevi

·  2.1.3 Facial Nevi

·  2.1.4 Acral Nevi

·  2.1.5 Subungual Nevi

·  2.1.6 Mucosal Nevi

·  2.2 Spitz and Reed Nevi

·  2.2.1 Vessels and White Network (Nonpigmented Spitz Nevus)

·  2.2.2 Globules and White Network (Pigmented Spitz Nevus)

·  2.2.3 Starburst Pattern (Reed Nevus)

·  2.3 Blue Nevi

·  2.4 Special Nevus Types

·  2.4.1 Traumatized Nevus (Targetoid Hemosiderotic Nevus)

·  2.4.2 Eczematous Nevus (Meyerson Nevus)

·  2.4.3 Halo Nevus (Sutton Nevus)

·  2.4.4 Balloon Cell Nevus

·  2.4.5 Sclerosing Nevus (with Pseudomelanoma Features)

·  2.4.6 Recurrent Nevus

·  Bibliography

·  3. Melanoma

·  3.1 Conventional Melanoma

·  3.1.1 Melanoma of the Trunk and the Extremities

·  3.1.2 Facial Melanoma

·  3.1.3 Acral Melanoma

·  3.1.4 Subungual Melanoma

·  3.1.5 Mucosal Melanoma

·  3.2 Nodular Melanoma

·  3.3 Amelanotic Melanoma

·  Bibliography

·  4. Benign Nonmelanocytic Skin Tumors

·  4.1 Epithelial Skin Tumors

·  4.1.1 Solar Lentigo

·  4.1.2 Ink-Spot Lentigo

·  4.1.3 Seborrheic Keratosis

·  4.1.4 Lichen Planus–Like Keratosis

·  4.2 Vascular Tumors

·  4.2.1 Cherry Angioma

·  4.2.2 Angiokeratoma

·  4.2.3 Pyogenic Granuloma

·  4.2.4 Subcorneal and Subungual Hemorrhage

·  4.3 Tumors of the Fibrous Tissue

·  4.3.1 Dermatofibroma

·  4.4 Common Adnexal Tumors

·  4.4.1 Sebaceous Hyperplasia

·  4.4.2 Eccrine Poroma

·  4.5 Clear Cell Acanthoma

·  Bibliography

·  5. Malignant Nonmelanocytic Tumors

·  5.1 Basal Cell Carcinoma

·  5.1.1 Dermatoscopy and Histopathologic Subtype

·  5.1.2 Dermatoscopy and Response to Treatment

·  5.2 Keratinocyte Skin Cancer

·  5.2.1 Actinic Keratosis

·  5.2.2 Intraepidermal Carcinoma or Bowen’s Disease

·  5.2.3 Squamous Cell Carcinoma

·  5.2.4 Dermatoscopic Model of the Progression from Actinic Keratosis into Squamous Cell Carcinoma

·  5.3 Basosquamous Carcinoma

·  5.4 Merkel Cell Carcinoma

·  5.5 Atypical Fibroxanthoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma

·  5.6 Malignant Vascular Tumors

·  5.6.1 Kaposi Sarcoma

·  5.6.2 Angiosarcoma

·  Bibliography

·  6. Inflammatory Skin Diseases

·  6.1 Psoriasis

·  6.2 Dermatitis

·  6.3 Lichen Planus

·  6.4 Pityriasis Rosea

·  6.5 Discoid Lupus Erythematosus

·  6.6 Lichen Sclerosus and Morphea

·  6.7 Granulomatous Skin Diseases

·  6.7.1 Sarcoidosis and Lupus Vulgaris

·  6.7.2 Necrobiosis Lipoidica and Granuloma Annulare

·  6.8 Rosacea

·  6.9 Porokeratosis

·  6.10 Urticaria and Urticarial Vasculitis

·  6.11 Mastocytosis

·  6.12 Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses

·  6.13 Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris

·  6.14 Pityriasis Lichenoides et Varioliformis Acuta

·  6.15 Prurigo Nodularis

·  6.16 Acquired Perforating Dermatoses

·  6.17 Grover’s Disease and Darier Disease

·  6.18 Mycosis Fungoides

·  6.19 Lymphomatoid Papulosis

·  Bibliography

·  7. Infectious Skin Diseases

·  7.1 Parasitoses

·  7.1.1 Scabies

·  7.1.2 Pediculosis

·  7.2 Viral Infections

·  7.2.1 Molluscum Contagiosum

·  7.2.2 Human Papillomavirus Infections

·  7.3 Other Infections

·  7.3.1 Tick Bites

·  7.3.2 Demodicosis

·  7.3.3 Leishmaniasis

·  7.3.4 Tinea Corporis

·  Bibliography

·  8. Trichoscopy

·  8.1 Noncicatricial Alopecias

·  8.1.1 Androgenetic Alopecia (Male and Female Pattern Hair Loss)

·  8.1.2 Alopecia Areata

·  8.1.3 Trichotillomania

·  8.1.4 Tinea Capitis

·  8.2 Primary Cicatricial Alopecias

·  8.2.1 Lichen Planopilaris

·  8.2.2 Discoid Lupus Erythematosus

·  8.2.3 Folliculitis Decalvans

·  8.2.4 Dissecting Cellulitis of the Scalp

·  8.3 Trichoscopy in Children

·  8.3.1 Temporal Triangular Alopecia

·  8.3.2 Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome

·  8.3.3 Aplasia Cutis

·  8.4 Hair Shaft Deformities

·  8.4.1 Monilethrix

·  8.4.2 Pseudomonilethrix or Pohl-Pinkus Constrictions

·  8.4.3 Trichorrhexis Nodosa

·  8.4.4 Trichorrhexis Invaginata

·  8.4.5 Trichoptilosis

·  8.4.6 Trichoschisis

·  8.4.7 Pili Torti

·  8.4.8 Pili Annulati

·  Bibliography

·  9. Special Clinical Scenarios

·  9.1 Pigmented Macules on the Face

·  9.2 Diagnosis and Management of Spitzoid-Looking Lesions

·  9.3 Management of Patients with Multiple Common Nevi and/or Clinically Atypical Nevi

·  9.4 Seven Rules to Not Miss Melanoma