Dermatology Practical & Conceptual

Dermatology Practical & Conceptual is the official journal of the International Dermoscopy Society.

Dermatology Practical & Conceptual is an international peer-reviewed, PubMed-indexed, Open Access journal that publishes articles covering practical and conceptual aspects in the field of dermatology. There are no submission fees and no page charges for submissions to the journal.

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In this issue, Sgouros et al performed a study on "Dermoscopy as a Tool in Differentiating Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma From Its Variants." They found that dermoscopy accurately differentiates Bowen disease, through clustered glomerular vessels, from keratoacanthoma and invasive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). However, dermoscopic structures of keratoacanthoma and invasive SCC overlap, and only histopathologic analysis differentiates them precisely.
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2021 Vol 11, No 2 | April

Review

Dermoscopic Features as Predictors of BRAF Mutational Status and Sentinel Lymph Node Positivity in Primary Cutaneous Melanoma

Nika Filipović, Mirna Šitum, Marija Buljan

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Commentary

Dermoscopy in the COVID-19 Era: Magnifying the Gap for Clinicians

Khawar Hussain, Ashfaq A. Marghoob, Neil P. Patel

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Well-Differentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Is Histological Differentiation a Relevant Prognostic Parameter?

Iago Ferreira, Ana Letícia Boff, Laura Luzzatto, Paulo R. Martins Souza, Mariele Bevilaqua

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Research

Distance Learning and Spaced Review to Complement Dermoscopy Training for Primary Care

Elizabeth Seiverling, Danielle Li, Kathryn Stevens, Peggy Cyr, Gregory Dorr, Hadjh Ahrns

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Drug Intake and Actinic Keratosis: A Case-Control Study

Andrea Sechi, Ambra Di Altobrando, Eugenio Cerciello, Elisa Maietti, Annalisa Patrizi, Francesco Savoia

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Dermoscopy in Leprosy: A Clinical and Histopathological Correlation Study

Alpana Mohta, Suresh Kumar Jain, Aditi Agrawal, Ramesh Kumar Kushwaha, Pritee Sharma, Khusbhoo Sethia, Manish Jain

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Acceptance of Teledermoscopy by General Practitioners and Dermatologists in Denmark

Tine Vestergaard, Merethe K. Andersen, Anette Bygum

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Decreased Serum Levels of Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-21 in New Pemphigus Vulgaris Patients, but Not Chronic Patients With Inactive Disease Compared to Healthy Controls

Pegah Shahbazian, Maryam Izad, Maryam Daneshpazhooh, Hossein Mortazavi, Zahra Salehi, Shirin Behruzifar, Soheil Tavakolpour, Arghavan Azizpour

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Surgery for Bowen Disease: Clinicopathological Factors Associated With Incomplete Excision

Julia Fougelberg, Hampus Ek, Magdalena Claeson, John Paoli

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Dermoscopy as a Tool in Differentiating Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma From Its Variants

Dimitrios Sgouros, Melpomeni Theofili, Vasileia Damaskou, Sofia Theotokoglou, Konstantinos Theodoropoulos, Alexander Stratigos, Panagiotis Theofilis, Ioannis Panayiotides, Dimitrios Rigopoulos, Alexander Katoulis

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