BACKGROUND Dermoscopy is one of the major imaging modalities used in the diagnosis of melanoma and other pigmented skin lesions. Due to the difficulty and subjectivity of human interpretation, computerized analysis of dermoscopy images has become an important research area. One of the most important steps in dermoscopy image analysis is the automated detection of lesion borders. METHODS In th...

Dermoscopy is a non-invasive technique widely used to aid in the characterization and diagnosis of pigmented skin lesions. Recently, it has also been employed for the evaluation of non-pigmented skin tumours, and inflammatory and infectious cutaneous diseases. Although the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis is confirmed by the demonstration of amastigotes in infected skin or by the growth of ...

Eruptive vellus hair cyst is a rare and benign dermatological condition in the development of vellus-type follicles. It affects mainly children young adults, characterized by multiple asymptomatic papules, especially on trunk. We report case 33-year-old white man who presented erythematous papules pustules located trunk for about five years, refractory to topical treatments acne. Dermoscopy reve...

<p>Livedoid vasculopathy (LV) is recurrent and episodic thrombotic dermatosis characterized by pain ulcerations. It requires early diagnosis, treatment with combination of drugs. Dermoscopy a non-invasive technique which enables clinician to visualize subsurface structures the skin. Here, dermoscopy LV in skin color was treated colchicine reported.</p><p><strong> </st...

Noninvasive in vivo imaging techniques have become an important diagnostic aid for skin cancer detection. Dermoscopy, also known as dermatoscopy, epiluminescence microscopy, incident light microscopy, or skin surface microscopy, has been shown to increase the clinician's diagnostic accuracy when evaluating cutaneous neoplasms. A handheld instrument called a dermatoscope or dermoscope, which has...

OBJECTIVE To compare dermoscopic features of melanocytic nevi with those of early melanomas that were not excised initially because of their uncharacteristic clinical and dermoscopic appearance. DESIGN Retrospective study of the baseline images of 325 melanocytic skin lesions that were observed by digital dermoscopy and finally excised because of changes over time. SETTING A dermatologic cl...

BACKGROUND Dermoscopy is an important tool for the diagnosis of benign and malignant melanocytic diseases. Recently, this method has also been found to be extremely useful in the diagnosis and follow-up of alopecias. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to describe dermoscopic findings in patients with clinical and histopathological characteristics of cicatricial alopecia. METHODS A de...

A 64-year-old man presented with a non-pigmented lesion on the leg (Figure 1). What is your diagnosis based on the clinical and dermatoscopic presentation (Figure 2)? Please send your answer to [email protected]. The first correct answer will receive a complimentary copy of the book, Dermatoscopy: An Algorithmic Method Based on Pattern Analysis [Facultas Verlag, 2011]. The case and the answer to ...

Introduction Family physicians (FPs) play a critical role in the early detection of skin cancers. Dermoscopy can improve diagnostic accuracy but its use by FPs in the United States (US) remains understudied. Objectives To examine dermoscopy use, factors associated with ever having used (Model 1) and currently using the dermascope (Model 2), and barriers. Methods We recruited 705 practicing ...

Osseous choristomas are rare benign lesions characterized by ectopic bone formation in the soft tissue of the head and neck region. Dermoscopy visualizes the morphological characteristics that are not observable by the naked eye, and may be used for the evaluation of calcification under the skin. The present study reports a case of an osseous choristoma arising in the tongue, and reveals the de...