Using Dermoscopy in Skin of Color to Differentiate Pigmented Lesions From Skin Cancer
Source: Dermatology Times, November 2022
Dermoscopy is a valuable tool in differentiating regular pigmented lesions from dangerous skin cancers. At SDPA 2022, Orit Markowitz, MD, summarizes skin of color dermoscopy.
Distinguishing pigmented lesions from melanoma, pigmented squamous, or pigmented basal cell skin cancers can be difficult and it takes more than pattern recognition alone to make the distinction. Successfully utilizing dermoscopy, especially in skin of color, is key in making that differentiation.
Orit Markowitz, MD, CEO and founder of Markowitz Medical in New York, New York, discussed how to use skin of color dermoscopy to examine pigmented lesions in her talk at the Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants (SDPA) 20th Annual Fall Dermatology Conference, held November 17-20, 2022, in Miami, Florida.