Francesco Lacarrubba – författare

ATLAS OF GENITAL DERMOSCOPY

Edited by Giuseppe Micali, MD and Francesco Lacarrubba, MD Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, Italy

Dermoscopy, a non-invasive modern tool to enhance the diagnosis and monitoring of pigmented and non-pigmented skin disorders, is particularly suitable for use in the genital area, in which traditional invasive diagnostic procedures may be difficult or painful for the patient. Dermatologists, family physicians, and those involved in Sexual Health medicine will all benefit from this atlas showing the applications of dermoscopy in several external genital disorders both in males and females with large high-resolution color photographs throughout.

Contents: Fordyce’s spots * Pearly penile papules and vestibular papillae * Genital warts * Molluscum contagiosum * Scabies* Pediculosis pubis * Candidiasis * Lichen planus * Lichen sclerosus * Lichen simplex chronicus * Zoon mucositis * Psoriasis * Vitiligo * Hidradenitis suppurativa * Melanosis * Dowling-Degos disease * Angiokeratoma * Lymphangioma circumscriptum * Melanocytic nevi * Seborrheic keratosis * Median raphe cyst * Squamous cell carcinoma in situ * Invasive squamous cell carcinoma * Extramammary Paget''s disease * Melanoma

ATLAS OF GENITAL DERMOSCOPY

Edited by Giuseppe Micali, MD and Francesco Lacarrubba, MD Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, Italy

Dermoscopy, a non-invasive modern tool to enhance the diagnosis and monitoring of pigmented and non-pigmented skin disorders, is particularly suitable for use in the genital area, in which traditional invasive diagnostic procedures may be difficult or painful for the patient. Dermatologists, family physicians, and those involved in Sexual Health medicine will all benefit from this atlas showing the applications of dermoscopy in several external genital disorders both in males and females with large high-resolution color photographs throughout.

Contents: Fordyce’s spots * Pearly penile papules and vestibular papillae * Genital warts * Molluscum contagiosum * Scabies* Pediculosis pubis * Candidiasis * Lichen planus * Lichen sclerosus * Lichen simplex chronicus * Zoon mucositis * Psoriasis * Vitiligo * Hidradenitis suppurativa * Melanosis * Dowling-Degos disease * Angiokeratoma * Lymphangioma circumscriptum * Melanocytic nevi * Seborrheic keratosis * Median raphe cyst * Squamous cell carcinoma in situ * Invasive squamous cell carcinoma * Extramammary Paget''s disease * Melanoma

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.

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.

This atlas, containing a wealth of clinical and dermoscopic images, describes and illustrates the applications of dermoscopy in a wide variety of skin disorders that may be encountered in the pediatric population. Key features and other salient aspects are highlighted with the aim of enabling the clinician to reach a fast and reliable diagnosis in all cases.

Dermoscopy is a non-invasive technique that allows rapid and magnified in vivo observation of the skin, with visualization of morphologic features imperceptible to the naked eye. Dermoscopy has revolutionized the approach to pigmented skin lesions, greatly improving diagnostic accuracy. Furthermore, over the past few years it has been demonstrated to be very useful in the diagnosis, follow-up, and therapeutic monitoring of a range of other skin disorders, including cutaneous/mucosal infections, ectoparasitoses, inflammatory diseases, and hair and nail abnormalities. Being non-invasive, dermoscopy is particularly suitablefor use in the pediatric population, in which invasive diagnostic procedures may be problematic.