Use of dermatoscopy and videodermatoscopy in therapeutic follow-up: A review

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 866-873

  Lacarrubba, Francesco ^a   D'Amico, Valentina ^a   Nasca, Maria Rita ^a   Dinotta, Franco ^a   Micali, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOPECIA AREATA; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BOWEN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; MALIGNANT LENTIGO; MITE INFESTATION; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PARASITOSIS; PEDICULOSIS; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; PROGNOSIS; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIDEODERMATOSCOPY; VIDEORECORDING;

DERMATOLOGY; DERMOSCOPY; HUMANS; SKIN DISEASES; VIDEODISC RECORDING;

EID: 77954937542     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04581.x     Document Type: Review

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