Update on Dermoscopy and Infectious Skin Diseases

Nowadays, dermoscopy is a global worldwide diffuse diagnostic tool supporting clinicians in their daily hard task of correct orientation among dermatological diseases. Born to be an instrument for early diagnosis of skin cancer, the dermatoscope is now considered the dermatologist’s stethoscope, as...

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Autor principal:	Vincenzo Piccolo
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Mattioli1885 2019
Materias:	dermatoscopy dermoscopy infections infectious entomodermoscopy Dermatology RL1-803
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b90d73568868495cbe6631f7925ce23d2021-11-17T08:28:57ZUpdate on Dermoscopy and Infectious Skin Diseases10.5826/dpc.1001a032160-9381https://doaj.org/article/b90d73568868495cbe6631f7925ce23d2019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dpcj.org/index.php/dpc/article/view/1078https://doaj.org/toc/2160-9381 Nowadays, dermoscopy is a global worldwide diffuse diagnostic tool supporting clinicians in their daily hard task of correct orientation among dermatological diseases. Born to be an instrument for early diagnosis of skin cancer, the dermatoscope is now considered the dermatologist’s stethoscope, as it can be routinely used to support diagnosis in general dermatology, so spreading its utility in cutaneous inflammatory and infectious diseases, as adjuvant and not substitute to histology and potassium hydroxide examination. As concerns the latter, plenty of papers have been published since the first description of dermoscopic findings of scabies. The aim of this review is to give the clinician a practical approach to dermoscopic parameters of cutaneous infectious diseases with a focus on the latest updates in this topic. Vincenzo PiccoloMattioli1885articledermatoscopydermoscopyinfectionsinfectiousentomodermoscopyDermatologyRL1-803ENDermatology Practical & Conceptual (2019)
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description	Nowadays, dermoscopy is a global worldwide diffuse diagnostic tool supporting clinicians in their daily hard task of correct orientation among dermatological diseases. Born to be an instrument for early diagnosis of skin cancer, the dermatoscope is now considered the dermatologist’s stethoscope, as it can be routinely used to support diagnosis in general dermatology, so spreading its utility in cutaneous inflammatory and infectious diseases, as adjuvant and not substitute to histology and potassium hydroxide examination. As concerns the latter, plenty of papers have been published since the first description of dermoscopic findings of scabies. The aim of this review is to give the clinician a practical approach to dermoscopic parameters of cutaneous infectious diseases with a focus on the latest updates in this topic.
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Update on Dermoscopy and Infectious Skin Diseases

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