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Dermoscopy: An Illustrated Self-Assessment Guide
Dermoscopy An Illustrated SelfAssessment Guide Author:Robert Johr, Wilhelm Stolz A case-based visual guide to learning dermoscopy complete with practical self-assessment300 Full-color Illustrations ? 95 melanomas plus important simulators With 300 full-color illustrations of 191 separate cases commonly encountered in general dermatologic practice, Dermoscopy: An Illustrated Gui... more »de offers a unique check-list methodology for learning how to use dermoscopy to diagnose benign and malignant pigmented and non-pigmented skin lesions. For each of the 191 cases, you will find a series of high-quality full-color clinical and dermoscopic images, each with a short history. Every case is followed by five true-or-false questions along with three check boxes to test your knowledge acquisition and decision-making ability on ?Risk, Diagnosis, and Disposition.? Turn the page and the answers to the questions are provided in a unique, memorable manner in which the dermoscopic images are presented again. Circles, stars, boxes, and arrows appear in the image pointing out the important dermoscopic criteria of each case. Features
Cases are taken from lesions of the scalp, face, nose, lips, ears, trunk, extremities, palms, soles, nails and genitalia
The global features and local criteria for each case are highlighted, which the authors have found to be a valuable teaching tool
The concepts of clinico-dermoscopic correlation , dermoscopic-pathologic correlation and dermoscopic differential diagnosis are employed throughout the book
Each case includes a discussion of all of its salient features in a quick-read outline style and ends with a series of dermoscopic and/or clinical pearls based on the authors? years of experience treating skin cancers
Key dermoscopic principles are re-emphasized throughout the book to enhance the reader?s understanding and assimilation of the teaching points
Dermoscopy: An Illustrated Self-Assessment Guide offers a simple, innovative, and highly-visual approach to learning the general principles, terminology, and specific criteria of dermoscopy to enhance your ability to utilize this powerful tool, which is both tissue sparing and potentially lifesaving.« less