Dermoscopy is an in vivo method for the early diagnosis of malignant melanoma and the differential diagnosis of pigmented lesions of the skin. It has been shown to increase diagnostic accuracy over clinical visual inspection in the hands of experienced physicians. This article is a review of the principles of dermoscopy as well as recent technological developments.

• Survival from melanoma is strongly associated with depth of invasion; deeper and thicker melanomas are more likely to metastasise and be more difficult to treat. Thus, early detection is important. • Population-based screening, however, is not recommended for melanoma or other skin cancers, due to insufficient evidence that it reduces mortality. • The majority of melanomas are detected by pat...

Thrush is generally regarded as one of the rarer infections of the skin of the newborn and young infant, but its occurrence is probably more frequent than its recognition. The high susceptibility of the oral mucosa to Monilia albicans during the early weeks of life is well known and it would be surprising were it limited to this structure. Invasion of the alimentary tract and other internal org...

Abstract Background Today early detection of common cancer with modern smart calculation is the most interesting issue due to the increased chances of successful treatment. Skin cancer is a serious and dangerous complication that threatens the lives of many people and if not diagnosed in time, it will have bad consequences. It is the fifth most common cancer in the female population and...

abstract pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a rare, hereditary, multisystemic disease affecting the skin, eye, and cardiovascular system. renal involvement is uncommon. we describe two cases of pseudoxanthoma elasticum (pxe) in two women with distinctive skin lesions and nephrocalcinosis that renal ultrasonography showed a characteristic pattern of dotted increased echogenicity in the corticomedullary...

Introduction: according to the ethology theory mother infant separation immediately after birth can interfere with the infants innate behaviors for the initiation of breastfeeding. The aim of this study was to the effect of an interventional program based on the Theory of Ethology on infant breast feeding competence Materials and Methods: 114 primiparous, Iranian, healthy, full term mothers bet...