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The goal of dermoscopediaDermoscopedia is the name of this website and is providing state of knowledge information concerning dermoscopy - a non invasive diagnostic method. is to empower and engage people around the world to use and promote dermoscopyDermoscopy is a non invasive diagnostic method.. It provides state of the art knowledge and information concerning dermoscopy - a non invasive diagnostic method.

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Table of Contents

1.Philosopy of Dermoscopedia

Introduction by the president of the IDS,  Introduction to Dermoscopedia by the founder of ISIC

2.Principles of dermoscopy

3.Dermoscopic equipment

4.Histopathologic correlation of dermoscopic structures

Differences between histologic and dermoscopic criteria,  Colors,  Dermoscopic structures

5.Terminology

Dictionary of descriptive and metaphoric terminology,  Definitions of metaphoric terms,  Terminology for vessel morphology and arrangement

6.Analytic approach

7.Two-step algorithm

Classic two-step algorithm,  Top-down two-step-algorithm

8.Non melanocytic lesions

Basal cell carcinoma,  Actinic keratosis / Bowen's disease / keratoacanthoma / squamous cell carcinoma,  Solar lentigines / seborrheic keratoses / lichen planus-like keratosis,  Vascular lesions,  Dermatofibromas,  Sebaceous hyperplasia,  Clear Cell acanthoma,  Rosacea

9.Diagnostic Strategies / Algorithms

Pattern analysis,  ABCD rule,  Menzies Method,  Seven Point Checklist,  Three point checklist,  Chaos and Clues,  TADA,  Prediction without Pigment,  Other diagnostic strategies / algorithms,  The color wheel approach

10.Benign Melanocytic lesions

Classification of nevi / benign nevus pattern,  Congenital nevi,  Dysplastic / Atypical nevi,  Benign nevus pattern,  Blue nevi,  Growing nevi,  Spitz / Reed nevi,  Recurrent / persistent nevi,  Management of nevi 4 x 4 x 6 rule,  Factors that influence nevus pattern (age, skin type, body site)

11.Melanoma

Superficial Spreading Melanoma,  Acrolentiginous Melanoma,  Nodular Melanoma,  Lentigo Maligna,  Amelanotic / hypomelanotic melanoma,  Melanoma on sun damaged skin,  Equivocal lesions,  False positive diagnosis,  False Negative Diagnosis

12.Special locations

Palms and Soles,  Nails,  Face,  Hair and Scalp,  Mucosa

13.Exceptions to the algorithm

14.Inflammoscopy

Lichen planus,  Psoriasis,  Dermatitis,  Pityrisasis rubra pilaris,  Porokeratosis,  Granulomatous skin disease,  Discoid lupus erythematosus,  Lichen sclerosus and morphea,  Urticaria and urticarial vasculitis,  Pigmented purpuric dermatoses,  Darier's disease,  Mastocytosis,  Vasculitis,  Mycosis fungoides,  Cutaneous B-cell lymphoma,  Juvenile xanthogranuloma,  Rosacea

15.Infectious skin diseases (Entomodermoscopy)

Parasitosis,  Viral infections

16.Vascular structures

Arborizing blood vessels,  Hairpin vessels,  Milky red globules / areas,  Glomerular vessels,  Comma vessels,  Dotted vessels,  Linear irregular vessels,  Polymorphous vessels,  Corkscrew / tortous vessels,  Crown vessels,  Strawberry pattern,  String of pearls pattern

17.Other Imaging techniques

Confocal Microscopy,  Electrical Impedance,  OCT

18.Diagnostic accuracy

19.Digital mole monitoring

Short Term Monitoring,  Long Term Monitoring

20.Teledermoscopy

21.Computer Assisted Diagnosis

Automated diagnosis

22.Clues and tricks

Wobble sign,  Ink test,  Tape stripping,  Blink sign

23.Books and other resources

Books,  Online resources,  Other resources

24.Events

5. World Congress Of Dermoscopy,  10. Internationaler Dermatoskopie-Kurs,  11. Internationaler Dermatoskopie-Kurs

30.Instructions for editors / authors

How to edit chapters,  How to upload and add images / figures,  How to add videos,  How to add links,  How to add references,  Video tutorials

31.Top rated chapters

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List of Authors

Giuseppe Argenziano, Beatriz Armand, Matteo Auriemma, Isabella Baltazar, Laurent Berger, Brady Bleicher, Andreas Blum, Amélie Boespflug, Ralph P. Braun, Horacio Cabo, Giulia Calabrese, Hanane Chraibi, Amalia Ciobanu, Janaina Cunha, Anne Danielsen, Alina De Rosa, Teresa Deinlein, Maria Del Pilar Avellaneda, Jasmina Demsar, Veronica Di Brizzi, Jon Diernaes, Florentia Dimitriou, Tracy Dixon, Marina Gagliardi, Natalia Gaidash, Olivier Gaide, Shamir Geller, Ignacio Gómez Martín, Allan Halpern, Paul Harisson, Brian Helba, Karsten Hoffmeyer, Rainer Hofmann, Gunther Jacoby, Natalia Jaimes, Aadi Kalloo, Christina Kemanetzi, Katrin Kerl, Harald Kittler, Dilip Kumar, Michael Kunz, Aimilios Lallas, Katie Lee, Gaetano Licata, Konstantinos Liopyris, Patricia Lowe, Sabine Ludwig, Josep Malvehy, Ioana Man, Johanna Mangana, Ashfaq A. Marghoob, Orit Markowitz, Aksana Marozava, Scott Menzies, Calogero Messina, Adam Norberg, Stephanie Nouveau, Maggie Oliviero, John Paoli, Thomas Paulo, Giovanni Pellacani, Rosario Peralta, Eric Pigeon, Flavia Carolina Pozzobon, Susana Puig, Harold Rabinovitz, Adele Rakosi, Ayelet Rishpon, Cliff Rosendahl, Lidia Rudnicka, Teresa Russo, Lucia Santillan, Alon Scope, Olga Simionescu, Lilli Sosa, H. Peter Soyer, Wilhelm Stolz, Shereen Taha, Tano Tano, Luc Thomas, Eric Tkaczyk, Philipp Tschandl, Sarah Utz, Andréanne Waddell, Roman Yaremkevych, Pedro Zaballos, Iris Zalaudek

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