A Noninvasive Aid for Office-Based Gynecologists for the Diagnosis of Common External Genital Disorders
Joint Authors
Micali, Giuseppe
Giuffrida, Giorgia
Lacarrubba, Francesco
Boscaglia, Simona
Nasca, Maria Rita
Source
Obstetrics and Gynecology International
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-10-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Gynecology and dermatology share the diagnosis and the management of some disorders of the female external genital area.
In the last decade, clinical diagnosis in dermatology has dramatically improved, thanks to the introduction of dermatoscopy.
Technique.
Dermatoscopy is a noninvasive, rapid, and simple technique performed with an affordable handheld instrument called dermatoscope, endowed with a light source and a high-quality lens achieving 10 times magnification.
Experience.
The use of dermatoscopy for the diagnosis of some common external genital disorders, i.e., genital warts (GW), vestibular papillomatosis (VP), molluscum contagiosum (MC), angiokeratoma (AK), and pediculosis pubis (PP), is presented and discussed.
Conclusion.
The use of dermatoscopy in a gynecologic office may considerably help the specialist to enhance in selected cases the clinical diagnosis and to avoid unnecessary and cumbersome investigations which may be time and money consuming.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Giuffrida, Giorgia& Lacarrubba, Francesco& Boscaglia, Simona& Nasca, Maria Rita& Micali, Giuseppe. 2019. A Noninvasive Aid for Office-Based Gynecologists for the Diagnosis of Common External Genital Disorders. Obstetrics and Gynecology International،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1201817
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Giuffrida, Giorgia…[et al.]. A Noninvasive Aid for Office-Based Gynecologists for the Diagnosis of Common External Genital Disorders. Obstetrics and Gynecology International No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1201817
American Medical Association (AMA)
Giuffrida, Giorgia& Lacarrubba, Francesco& Boscaglia, Simona& Nasca, Maria Rita& Micali, Giuseppe. A Noninvasive Aid for Office-Based Gynecologists for the Diagnosis of Common External Genital Disorders. Obstetrics and Gynecology International. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1201817
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1201817