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. 2019 Sep-Oct;37(5):597-599.
doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2019.07.001. Epub 2019 Jul 3.

Two controversies confronting dermoscopy or dermatoscopy: nomenclature and results

Claudio Conforti  1 , Roberta Giuffrida  2 , Chiara Retrosi  3 , Nicola di Meo  3 , Iris Zalaudek  3
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Two controversies confronting dermoscopy or dermatoscopy: nomenclature and results

Claudio Conforti et al. Clin Dermatol. 2019 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Dermatoscopy is a noninvasive diagnostic technique that was used mostly for diagnosing pigmented lesions,1,2 but more recently, it has been employed in the diagnosis of infectious and inflammatory skin lesions, also known as entomodermoscopy and inflammoscopy,3 as well as for hair4 and scalp disorders, called trichoscopy.5 The initial name of epiluminescence microscopy has evolved into dermatoscopy and dermoscopy but not without controversy.

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