Main description:

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

Contents:

Introduction to Dermatoscopy. Device. Basic Parameters. Light Modes. Bibliography. Nevi. Common Nevi. Spitz and Reed Nevi. Blue Nevi. Special Nevus Types. Bibliography. Melanoma. Conventional Melanoma. Nodular Melanoma. Amelanotic Melanoma. Bibliography. Benign Nonmelanocytic Skin Tumors. Epithelial Skin Tumors. Vascular Tumors. Tumors of the Fibrous Tissue. Common Adnexal Tumors. Clear Cell Acanthoma. Bibliography. Malignant Nonmelanocytic Tumors. Basal Cell Carcinoma. Keratinocyte Skin Cancer. Basosquamous Carcinoma. Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Atypical Fibroxanthoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma. Malignant Vascular Tumors. Bibliography. Inflammatory Skin Diseases. Psoriasis. Dermatitis. Lichen Planus. Pityriasis Rosea. Discoid Lupus Erythematosus. Lichen Sclerosus and Morphea. Granulomatous Skin Diseases. Rosacea. Porokeratosis. Urticaria and Urticarial Vasculitis. Mastocytosis. Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses. Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris. Pityriasis Lichenoides et Varioliformis Acuta. Prurigo Nodularis. Acquired Perforating Dermatoses. Grover's Disease and Darier Disease. Mycosis Fungoides. Lymphomatoid Papulosis. Bibliography. Infectious Skin Diseases. Parasitoses. Viral Infections. Other Infections. Bibliography. Trichoscopy. Noncicatricial Alopecias. Primary Cicatricial Alopecias. Trichoscopy in Children. Hair Shaft Deformities. Bibliography. Special Clinical Scenarios. Pigmented Macules on the Face. Diagnosis and Management of Spitzoid-Looking Lesions. Management of Patients with Multiple Common Nevi and/or Clinically Atypical Nevi. Seven Rules to Not Miss Melanoma. Bibliography.