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Karla L Valdés-Morales1, María Luisa Peralta-Pedrero1, Fermín Jurado-Santa Cruz1
1Centro Dermatológico Dr. Ladislao de la Pascua, Mexico City, Mexico.
Introduction:
Dermoscopy is a tool that aids clinicians in the diagnosis of actinic keratosis; however, few diagnostic accuracy studies have determined its sensitivity and specificity for this diagnosis.
Objective:
Determine the diagnostic accuracy of dermoscopy on actinic keratosis.
Methods:
A systematic review was conducted on EMBASE, PubMed, Scopus and the Cochrane Central Registry of Controlled Trials from inception to August 2019.
Results:
We screened 485 titles and abstracts. Two studies comprising 219 actinic keratoses were eligible for qualitative analysis. The number and heterogeneity of included studies limited a quantitative analysis.
Conclusions:
Studies that focus specifically on the diagnostic accuracy of dermoscopy for actinic keratosis are lacking.
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