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Dermoscopy of pigmented skin lesions
European Journal of Dermatology. Volume 11, Number 3, 270-7, May - June 2001, Articles FMC
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Author(s) : H.P. Soyer, G. Argenziano, S. Chimenti, V. Ruocco
Summary : This paper describes the basic concepts of dermoscopy, the various dermoscopic equipments and the standard criteria for diagnosing pigmented skin lesions. In assessing dermoscopic images, both global and local features can be recognized. These features will be systematically described and illustrated in Part I of this article. First, we will focus on 8 morphologically rather distinctive global features that allow a quick, preliminary categorization of a given pigmented skin lesion. Second, we will describe various local features representing the letters of the dermoscopic alphabet. The local features permit a more detailed assessment of pigmented skin lesions. * This CME article is partly reprinted from the Book and CD-Rom "Interactive Atlas of Dermoscopy" with permission from EDRA (Medical Publishing & New Media); see also www.dermoscopy.org
Keywords : dermoscopy, dermatoscopy, epiluminescence microscopy, incident light microscopy, skin surface microscopy, melanoma, pigmented skin lesions, clinical diagnosis.

Dermoscopy of pigmented skin lesions