2nd Edition

Dermatoscopy in Clinical Practice Beyond Pigmented Lesions

Edited By Giuseppe Micali, Francesco Lacarrubba Copyright 2016
    208 Pages 318 Color Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Dermatoscopy has been heavily promoted to dermatologists as the front line in detecting skin cancer early and easily. However, this technology also has other uses in everyday dermatologic practice.

    Dermatoscopy in Clinical Practice shows those already using the equipment how they can extend its use beyond pigmented lesions and exploit its full potential. Dermatoscopy and videodermatoscopy can be used for differential diagnosis, prognostic evaluation, and monitoring response to treatment of various disorders including inflammatory diseases, parasitoses, viral and fungal infections, nonpigmented skin lesions, hair abnormalities, and a large variety of other dermatologic conditions as well as cosmetology.

    The book focuses on those conditions in which the techniques are most useful, describing the clinical and histopathological correlations associated with the procedure. The book includes color clinical images throughout, making it a handy guide for the dermatologist’s daily practice.

    Equipment for Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy
    Pietro Rubegni, Niccolò Nami, Luca Feci, Marco Burroni, Linda Tognetti and Michele Fimiani
    Dermatoscopy
    Videodermatoscopy
    Data Storage
    Software for Objective Assessment and Assisted Diagnosis
    Conclusions
    References

    Parasitoses: Scabies
    Giuseppe Micali, Francesco Lacarrubba, and Robert A. Schwartz
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Parasitoses: Pediculosis
    Francesco Lacarrubba, Giuseppe Micali, Alessandro Di Stefani and Robert A. Schwartz
    Head Lice
    Crab Lice
    References

    Parasitoses: Therapeutic Monitoring of Scabies and Pediculosis
    Giuseppe Micali, Aurora Tedeschi, Francesco Lacarrubba, and Dennis P. West
    Therapeutic Monitoring of Scabies
    Therapeutic Monitoring of Pediculosis
    References

    Parasitoses: Tungiasis
    Elvira Moscarella, Leonardo Spagnol Abraham, and Giuseppe Argenziano
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Parasitoses: Cutaneous Larva Migrans
    Elvira Moscarella, Renato Bakos, and Giuseppe Argenziano
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Parasitoses: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
    Pedro Zaballos Diego
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Parasitoses: Trombiculiasis
    Maria Rita Nasca and Giuseppe Micali
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Infectious Diseases: Cutaneous and Genital Warts
    Francesco Lacarrubba, Anna Elisa Verzì, Marco Ardigò and Giuseppe Micali
    Cutaneous Warts
    Genital Warts
    References

    Infectious Diseases: Molluscum Contagiosum
    Pedro Zaballos Diego
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Infectious Diseases: Tinea Capitis
    Saleh El-Shiemy, Hoda Monieb, Wael Saudi, and Sara Mohy
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Hair Loss and Hair Shaft Disorders
    Antonella Tosti
    Androgenetic Alopecia
    Alopecia Areata
    Trichotillomania
    Congenital Triangular Alopecia
    Scarring Alopecia
    Hair Shaft Disorders
    References

    Inflammatory Diseases: Psoriasis
    Francesco Lacarrubba, Giorgio Filosa, Rossella De Angelis, Leonardo Bugatti, Maria Concetta Potenza, Ilaria Proietti, Robert A. Schwartz, Maria Letizia Musumeci, Maria Rita Nasca, Paolo Rosina, and Giuseppe Micali
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    Therapeutic Monitoring of Psoriasis
    References

    Inflammatory Diseases: Lichen Planus
    Francisco Vázquez-López and Felipe Valdes Pineda
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Inflammatory Diseases: Common Urticaria and Urticarial Vasculitis
    Francisco Vázquez-López and Felipe Valdes Pineda
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Inflammatory Diseases: Connective Tissue Diseases
    Paolo Rosina
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Inflammatory Diseases: Rosacea
    Paolo Rosina
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Inflammatory Diseases: Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses
    Pedro Zaballos Diego
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Inflammatory Diseases: Pityriasis Lichenoides
    Giuseppe Stinco, Francesco Lacarrubba, Enzo Errichetti, and Giuseppe Micali
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Inflammatory Diseases: Granulomatous Skin Disorders and Wolf’s Isotopic
    Response Lesions
    Francisco Vázquez-López, Celia Gómez de Castro, and Noemi Eiris-Salvado
    Granulomatous Skin Disorders
    Wolf’s Isotopic Response Lesions
    References

    Nonpigmented Skin Lesions: Clear Cell Acanthoma
    Francesco Lacarrubba, Federica Dall’Oglio, and Giuseppe Micali
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Nonpigmented Skin Lesions: Pyogenic Granuloma
    Pedro Zaballos Diego
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Nonpigmented Skin Lesions: Angiokeratoma
    Anna Elisa Verzì, Francesco Lacarrubba, and Giuseppe Micali
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Nonpigmented Skin Lesions: Sebaceous Hyperplasia
    Pedro Zaballos Diego
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Nonpigmented Skin Lesions: Xanthomatous Lesions
    Pietro Rubegni, Linda Tognetti, Filomena Mandato, and Michele Fimiani
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscoy Features
    References

    Nonpigmented Skin Lesions: Porokeratosis
    Pedro Zaballos Diego
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Nonpigmented Skin Lesions: Apocrine Hidrocystomas
    Pedro Zaballos Diego
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Nonpigmented Skin Lesions: Bowen’s Disease
    Leonardo Bugatti and Giorgio Filosa
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Nonpigmented Skin Lesions: Actinic Keratosis and Squamous Cell Carcinoma
    Aimilios Lallas and Giuseppe Argenziano
    Actinic Keratosis
    Squamous Cell Carcinoma
    References

    Capillary Malformations
    Francisco Vazquez-Lopez and Begoña García-García
    Definition
    Epidemiology/Etiopathogenesis
    Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis
    Dermatoscopy/Videodermatoscopy Features
    References

    Miscellaneous Disorders
    Enzo Errichetti, Giuseppe Stinco, Anna Elisa Verzì, Francesco Lacarrubba, Salvo Ferraro, Cecilia Santagati, and Giuseppe Micali
    Lichen Sclerosus
    Morphea
    Lichen Nitidus
    Darier’s Disease
    Fordyce’s Spots of the Penile Shaft
    Pearly Penile Papules and Vestibular Papillae
    Kaposi’s Sarcoma
    Cutaneous Mastocytosis
    Milia
    References

    Photodamaged and Aged Skin
    Anne-Sophie Brillouet and Michael D. Southall
    Dermatoscopy and Skin Glyphics
    Skin Microglyphics as a Function of Aging
    Evaluating Skin Glyphic Changes with Emollient Treatment
    Role of Skin Glyphics as a Reservoir for Emollients and Other Topical Agents
    Conclusion
    References

    Biography

    Edited by

    Giuseppe Micali, MD, Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, Italy 

    Francesco Lacarrubba, MD, Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, Italy 

    "This is a fun book if you can call a book on dermoscopy fun. It covers dermatoscopic findings seen in parasitic infections, inflammatory dermatoses, alopecia disorders, and aging skin changes. There are many color photographs and descriptions of the magnified findings... This book takes dermoscopy skills to the next diagnostic level. It behooves all clinical dermatologists to master this information so as to improve their diagnostic acumen. We can no longer rely solely on our eyeballs." - Patricia Wong, MD (Private Practice), Doody Enterprises