title: [The dermatoscope. A simplification of epiluminescent microscopy of pigmented skin changes].
abstract: The poor prognosis of thick malignant melanomas emphasizes the importance of their early detection. Skin microscopy using a stereomicroscope has been shown to increase the accuracy of clinical diagnosis significantly in pigmented skin lesions. Owing to the development of the Heine Delta 10 dermatoscope, skin microscopy has become less difficult and more rapid. Therefore, this technique can now be applied routinely in daily office practice.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Braun-Falco
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stolz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bilek
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Merkle
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Landthaler
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008853:Microscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Das Dermatoskop. Eine Vereinfachung der Auflichtmikroskopie von pigmentierten Hautveränderungen.