ENTOMODERMOSCOPY - A NEW TOLL FOR THE DIAGNOSIS IN GENERAL DERMATOLOGY

  • Virgínia Coelho de Sousa Interna do Internato Complementar de Dermatovenereologia/Resident of Dermatology and Venereology
  • André Laureano Oliveira Assistente Hospitalar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Consultant of Dermatology and Venereology
  • Jorge Cardoso Chefe de Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Consultant Chief of Dermatology and Venereology Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.73.4.486
Keywords: Dermoscopy, Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous, Molluscum Contagiosum, Skin Diseases, Infectious, Scabies, Warts

Abstract

Among the new applications of dermoscopy, five main fields can be distinguished: dermoscopy of skin infections and infestations (entomodermoscopy), inflammatory skin diseases (inflammoscopy), hair disorders (trichoscopy), nailfold cappilaries (capillaroscopy), and dermoscopy for treatment decisions or treatment monitoring. The term entomodermoscopy, from the words dermoscopy and entomology, has been introduced to describe the use of dermoscopy in the diagnosis of infectious skin disorders. Herein, we report several cases concerning its applicability in the diagnosis of molluscum contagiosum, scabies, lice infestations, viral warts and early cutaneous leishmaniasis.

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Published
2016-01-28
How to Cite
Coelho de Sousa, V., Oliveira, A. L., & Cardoso, J. (2016). ENTOMODERMOSCOPY - A NEW TOLL FOR THE DIAGNOSIS IN GENERAL DERMATOLOGY. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 73(4), 453-457. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.73.4.486
Issue
Vol 73 No 4 (2015): Outubro - Dezembro
Section
Dermatoscopy Article

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