title: Consensus on melanonychia nail plate dermoscopy.
abstract: This statement, focused on melanonychia and nail plate dermoscopy, is intended to guide medical professionals working with melanonychia and to assist choosing appropriate management for melanonychia patients. The International Study Group on Melanonychia was founded in 2007 and currently has 30 members, including nail experts and dermatopathologists with special expertise in nails. The need for common definitions of nail plate dermoscopy was addressed during the Second Meeting of this Group held in February 2008. Prior to this meeting and to date (2010) there have been no evidence-based guidelines on the use of dermoscopy in the management of nail pigmentation.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Clinic, Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal de São Paulo, São Paulo, (SP), Brazil. ndichia@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Nilton Di
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Di Chiacchio
authors.forename: Débora Cadore de
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Farias
authors.forename: Bianca Maria
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Piraccini
authors.forename: Sergio Henrique
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Richert
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaiac
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: Pier Alessandro
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Fanti
authors.forename: Josette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Andre
authors.forename: Beth S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Ruben
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fleckman
authors.forename: Phoebe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rich
authors.forename: Eckart
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Haneke
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Judith Dominguez
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Cherit
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scher
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tosti
mesh_terms: D032921:Consensus; D046169:Dermoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis