Open Access“Extraction Dermoscopy”: Expanding the Utility of Epiluminescence Microscopy
Author(s) -
Sanober Burzin Daruwalla,
Rachita Dhurat,
Sandip Agrawal,
Shraddha Mahobia,
Sradda Naidu Kona
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
skin appendage disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2296-9195
pISSN - 2296-9160
DOI - 10.1159/000508518
Subject(s) - vellus hair , molluscum contagiosum , keratosis , medicine , bowen's disease , dermatology , actinic keratosis , syringoma , milia , pathology , basal cell , scalp
Many dermatological conditions require extraction of material from the lesion followed by visualization under a microscope. However, visualization of the extracted material can be done using a dermoscope instead. We propose "extraction dermoscopy" as an addition to the already existing treasury that dermoscopy holds.