Color Atlas of Dermoscopy

Dermoscopy is a non-invasive, widely used diagnostic tool that aids the diagnosis of skin lesions and is proven to increase the accuracy of melanoma diagnosis.

This colour atlas is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis of skin lesions and melanomas using a dermoscope.

Beginning with an introduction to the use of the dermascope, the following chapters teach clinicians how to recognise dermoscopic criteria, colours and patterns, how to diagnose different types of lesions and calculate diagnostic algorithms.

The finals sections cover related topics including entomodermatoscopy, inflammatoscopy, trichoscopy and capilaroscopy.

This highly useful resource is enhanced by more than 1000 clinical images and illustrations.

Key points

• Comprehensive guide to diagnosis of skin lesions and melanomas using a dermoscope
• Teaches clinicians how to recognise dermoscopic criteria
• Covers related dermatoscopic topics
• Includes more than 1000 images and illustrations

1. Why Use The Dermatoscope 
2. Structures, Patterns, Criteria And Colours 
3. Vascular Patterns 
4. Dermoscopy: A Two-Step Procedure
5. Non Melanocytic Lesions
6. Melanocytic Lesions
7. Melanoma Simulators 
8. Combined Lesions  
9. Special Locations  
10. Diagnostic Algorithms  
11. Dermoscopy Follow-Up And Total Body    Photography
12. Revised Pattern Analysis 
13. Entomodermatoscopy
14. Inflammatoscopy
15. Tricoscopy
16. Capilaroscopy
17. Reflectance Confocal Microscopy In Vivo
18. Chaos & Clues

Horacio Cabo MD
Professor of Dermatology, University of Buenos Aires; Dermatology Specialist, Buenos Aires, Argentina