Main description:

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 suitable for use in the pediatric population, in which invasive diagnostic procedures may be problematic.

Contents:

Part I Introduction 1 Instrumentation Part II Melanocytic Lesions 2 Spitz/Reed Nevus 3 Congenital Nevi 4 Childhood 5 Molluscum Contagiosum 6 Cutaneous and Anogenital Warts 7 Tinea 8 Scabies 9 Pediculosis 10 Cutaneous Leishmaniasis 11 Psoriasis 12 Lichen Planus 13 Lichen Nitidus 14 Lichen Sclerosus 15 Lichen Aureus and Majocchi's Disease 16 Morphea 17 Pityriasis Rosea 18 Pityriasis Lichenoides 19 Darier's Disease 20 Mastocytosis Part V Appendage Disorders 21 Alopecia Areata 22 Trichotillomania 23 Congenital Triangular Alopecia 24 Hair Shaft Disorders 25 Nail Disorders Part VI Miscellaneous Disorders 26 Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum 27 Juvenile Xanthogranuloma 28 Verrucous Epidermal Nevus 29 Sebaceous Nevus 30 Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome 31 Vascular Anomalies 32 Pyogenic Granuloma 33 Lymphatic Malformations 34 Developmental Defects