Dermoscopy of Hair and Scalp Disorders: With Clinical and Pathological Correlations PDF

PREFACE

Dermoscopy is a non-invasive diagnostic aid that permits the recognition of morphologic structures not visible by the naked eye.

Most dermatologists today believe that dermoscopy is the gold standard technique to differentiate melanoma from other pigmented skin lesions.

This atlas shows how the use of dermoscopy opens a new dimension in the diagnosis of hair and scalp disorders.

Patients with hair loss are usually very distressed and often feel they are not properly examined. Examination with a dermoscopy can reassure the patient that they have received a thorough scalp examination and provide the clinician in vivo information about what is really happening on the scalp.

Scalp dermoscopy does not only facilitate diagnosis of hair disorders but it can also give clues about disease stage and progression. I am sure that in the next few years this simple and useful tool will be utilized in daily clinical practice by all dermatologists involved in the management of patients with hair loss