Open AccessIntra-operative dermoscopy in assessment of melanonychia and as a guide for biopsy
Author(s) -
Ishmeet Kaur,
Sundeep Chowdhry,
Paschal D’Souza,
Deepak Jakhar,
Mukesh Yadav,
Onkar Kaur
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/idoj.idoj_94_19
Subject(s) - medicine , nail matrix , dermatology , histopathology , nail (fastener) , nail plate , biopsy , pathology , paronychia , materials science , metallurgy
Melanonychia can be a manifestation of benign or malignant pathology and often poses a diagnostic challenge on clinical examination. Even with distinguishing dermoscopic features (nail plate), it can be quite difficult to determine the nature of pigmentation as complete assessment of nail bed and matrix is still not possible. Intraoperative dermoscopy (IOD) can serve as a useful tool to appreciate the bed and matrix changes. The aim here is to study the intraoperative dermoscopic features in patients with melanonychia and correlate with histopathology.