Dermoscopy in Darker Skin

Description

Dermoscopy is a non-invasive, widely used diagnostic tool that aids the diagnosis of skin lesions and is proven to increase the accuracy of melanoma diagnosis.

This book is a practical, self-assessment guide to the diagnosis of skin disorders by dermoscopy.

Beginning with an introduction to the technique, the following sections describe its use for different skin conditions, including pigmentation disorders, infectious diseases, skin tumours, and more. The final sections cover onychoscopy (nails) and trichoscopy (hair and scalp).

Each case is highly illustrated with clinical photographs and diagrams, and includes a summary of the key features of the topic and dermoscopic clinical pearls.

Key Features

• Dermoscopy relevant to clinical practice in the Indian subcontinent and similar skin worldwide
• Stress on a wide gamut of diffuse pigmentary disorders of face and other parts of the body
• Emphasis on nonpigmentary conditions which look different in pigmented skin
• Highly illustrative with annotated images and relevant highly concise text ideal for day-to-day in-clinic use
• Maximum stress on chapters based on conditions most commonly seen in countries of relevance.

Table of Contents

1. Section 1: Basics of Dermoscopy
   1. Chapter 1: Introduction to Dermoscopy
   2. Chapter 2: Types of Dermoscope
   3. Chapter 3: Basic Patterns on Dermoscopy
2. Section 2: Disorders of Pigmentation
   1. Chapter 4: Melasma
   2. Chapter 5: Nonmelasma Facial Melanoses
   3. Chapter 6: Other Disorders of Hyperpigmentation
   4. Chapter 7: Vitiligo and Other Disorders of Hypopigmentation
   5. Chapter 8: Differentiation of Nevus Depigmentosus, Ash Leaf Macules and Nevus Anemicus
3. Section 3: Papulosquamous Disorders
   1. Chapter 9: Papulosquamous Disorders
4. Section 4: Infectious Disorders
   1. Chapter 10: Infectious Disorders
5. Section 5: Autoimmune and Granulomatous Disorders
   1. Chapter 11: Autoimmune Diseases
   2. Chapter 12: Dermoscopy of Granulomatous Disorder
6. Section 6: Skin Tumors
   1. Chapter 13: Benign and Premalignant Tumors of Skin
   2. Chapter 14: Dermoscopy of Malignant Cutaneous Tumors
7. Section 7: Onychoscopy
   1. Chapter 15: Onychoscopy
8. Section 8: Trichoscopy
   1. Chapter 16: Trichoscopy
9. Section 9: Miscellaneous
   1. Chapter 17: Disorder of Vessels
   2. Chapter 18: Dermoscopy in Nevoid Disorders
   3. Chapter 19: Dermoscopy of Miscellaneous Disorders
10. Index