Dermoscopy of Common Inflammatory Disorders
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Dermoscopy Aids in the Diagnosis of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
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Dimitrios Sgouros1, Zoe Apalla2, Dimitrios Ioannides2
12nd Department of Dermatology - Venereology, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, ATTIKON University Hospital, 1 Rimini Street, Chaidari, Athens 12462, Greece.
Abstract:
In addition to its "traditional" application for the early diagnosis of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers, dermoscopy gains appreciation in fields beyond dermato-oncology. Nowadays, dermoscopy has been established as a reliable adjunctive tool to the everyday clinical practice of general dermatology. Morphology and distribution of vascular structures, background colors, follicular abnormalities, and the presence of scales are important features that should be evaluated. Clinical examination remains the undoubted mainstay of diagnosis in inflammatory and infectious diseases.
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