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      Entodermoscopy: A New Tool for Diagnosing Skin Infections and Infestations

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          Background: There is upcoming evidence that dermoscopy facilitates the in vivo diagnosis of skin infections and infestations. As such, dermoscopy connects the research fields of dermatologists and entomologists, opening a new research field of ‘entodermoscopy’. Objective: To provide an overview on the current applications of entodermoscopy. Methods: Systematic review of the English- and German-language literature by searches of Medline, Medscape and abstracts of the 1st World Congress of the International Dermoscopy Society. Results: Dermoscopic patterns have been described for viral warts, molluscum contagiosum, scabies, pediculosis, tinea nigra, tungiasis, cutaneous larva migrans, ticks and reactions to spider leg spines. Besides the diagnostic role of dermoscopy, there is increasing evidence that it can also assist in the monitoring of treatment efficacy for some of these conditions. Conclusion: Although most of the current available literature is based on single observations and small case studies rather than controlled trials, an increasing interest in this field can be observed.

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          Dermoscopy of pigmented skin lesions: results of a consensus meeting via the Internet.

          Giuseppe Argenziano, H. Soyer, Sergio Chimenti … (2003)
          There is a need for better standardization of the dermoscopic terminology in assessing pigmented skin lesions. The virtual Consensus Net Meeting on Dermoscopy was organized to investigate reproducibility and validity of the various features and diagnostic algorithms. Dermoscopic images of 108 lesions were evaluated via the Internet by 40 experienced dermoscopists using a 2-step diagnostic procedure. The first-step algorithm distinguished melanocytic versus nonmelanocytic lesions. The second step in the diagnostic procedure used 4 algorithms (pattern analysis, ABCD rule, Menzies method, and 7-point checklist) to distinguish melanoma versus benign melanocytic lesions. kappa Values, log odds ratios, sensitivity, specificity, and positive likelihood ratios were estimated for all diagnostic algorithms and dermoscopic features. Interobserver agreement was fair to good for all diagnostic methods, but it was poor for the majority of dermoscopic criteria. Intraobserver agreement was good to excellent for all algorithms and features considered. Pattern analysis allowed the best diagnostic performance (positive likelihood ratio: 5.1), whereas alternative algorithms revealed comparable sensitivity but less specificity. Interobserver agreement on management decisions made by dermoscopy was fairly good (mean kappa value: 0.53). The virtual Consensus Net Meeting on Dermoscopy represents a valid tool for better standardization of the dermoscopic terminology and, moreover, opens up a new territory for diagnosing and managing pigmented skin lesions.
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            Dermoscopy in General Dermatology

            Iris Zalaudek, Giuseppe Argenziano, Alessandro Di Stefani … (2005)
            Dermoscopy improves the diagnostic accuracy in the clinical evaluation of pigmented skin lesions, but it is also useful for the assessment of vascular structures that are not visible to the naked eye. As a consequence, dermoscopy has been employed more and more for the differential diagnosis of nonpigmented skin disorders, including tumors but also inflammatory and infectious diseases. This article provides a review of the dermoscopic features seen in various nonpigmented tumoral and nontumoral skin lesions as well as the dermoscopic criteria used for monitoring skin reactions to various treatments.
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              Dermoscopy of pigmented skin lesions.

              Katrin Kopf-Bolanz, Margaret Oliviero, Doug R. Braun … (2004)
              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.
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                Journal ID (publisher-id): DRM
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Dermatology
                Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1018-8665
                Title: Dermatology
                Publisher: S. Karger AG
                ISSN (Print): 1018-8665
                ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9832
                Publication date Subscription-year: 2008
                Publication date (Print): November 2007
                Publication date (Electronic): 28 November 2007
                Volume: 216
                Issue: 1
                Pages: 14-23
                Affiliations
                aDepartment of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria; bMends St Medical Centre, South Perth, Australia; cInstituto de Investigaciones Médicas, A. Lanari University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; dDepartment of Dermatology, University Tor Vergata, Rome, ePathologic Anatomy Service, Gaetano Rummo General Hospital, Benevento, and fDepartment of Dermatology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy; gMelanoma Unit, Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain; hClinic of Dermatology and Allergology, Hospital München Schwabing, München, Germany
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                Publisher ID: 109353 Other ID: Dermatology 2008;216:14–23
                DOI: 10.1159/000109353
                PubMed ID: 18032894
                SO-VID: c51bb8a6-1ded-4360-8f0e-17debcf33b37
                Copyright © © 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel
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                History
                Date received : 15 May 2007
                Date accepted : 17 May 2007
                Page count
                Figures: 7, References: 39, Pages: 10
                Categories
                Subject: Clinical and Laboratory Investigations

                ScienceOpen disciplines: Oncology & Radiotherapy,Pathology,Surgery,Dermatology,Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical medicine
                Keywords: Skin infection,Human parasites,Skin infestation,Dermoscopy
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Oncology & Radiotherapy, Pathology, Surgery, Dermatology, Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical medicine
                Keywords: Skin infection, Human parasites, Skin infestation, Dermoscopy

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