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Review
. 2021 Jan;34(1):e14478.
doi: 10.1111/dth.14478. Epub 2020 Nov 18.

Application of mucous membrane dermoscopy (mucoscopy) in diagnostics of benign oral lesions - literature review and preliminary observations from International Dermoscopy Society study

Abhijeet Kumar Jha  1 , Keshavamurthy Vinay  2 , Martyna Sławińska  3 , Sidharth Sonthalia  4 , Michał Sobjanek  3 , Grazyna Kamińska-Winciorek  5 , Enzo Errichetti  6 , Divya Kamat  2 , Debajyoti Chatterjee  7 , Zoe Apalla  8 , Iris Zalaudek  9 , Mohamad Goldust  10 , Aimilios Lallas  11
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Review

Application of mucous membrane dermoscopy (mucoscopy) in diagnostics of benign oral lesions - literature review and preliminary observations from International Dermoscopy Society study

Abhijeet Kumar Jha et al. Dermatol Ther. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

Dermoscopy of mucosal surface termed "mucoscopy" is an upcoming offshoot of dermatological imaging. However, the literature on mucoscopy is limited to individual cases and small case series. An organized review or systematic analysis of mucoscopy is lacking. The aim of this review was to summarize the published literature on mucoscopic features of benign conditions affecting the oral mucosa and semi-mucosa. Additionally, the results of mucoscopic features of diseases, which have not been described before have been presented.

Keywords: dermatoscopy; dermoscopy; lips; mucoscopy; oral mucosa; tongue.

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