Superficial mycoses are fungal infections limited to the stratum corneum and its adnexal
structures. The most frequent types are dermatophytoses or tineas. Tinea versicolor involves …

Over the last three decades, the use of dermoscopy has been extended to inflammatory and
infectious dermatoses. Regarding the latter, while the first applications concerned skin …

Multiphoton tomography (MPT) is an in vivo imaging technique with very high spatial
resolution and efforts are made to combine MPT with other non‐invasive imaging methods …

ABSTRACT Background/Objectives: Tinea nigra is a relatively uncommon dematiaceous
fungal infection of the palms and soles, which clinically may mimic a melanocytic lesion. We …

“We are beginning to move away from clinicopathologic diagnosis into an era of
clinicoimaging diagnosis.” This vision became a fact, as the dermatoscope represents …

Tinea nigra is a superficial fungal infection usually caused by Hortaea werneckii (H.
werneckii). We report a special case of tinea nigra in an immunocompetent child who …

Fungal infections in humans are more prevalent and diverse in the tropics and subtropics, 1
likely because warm and humid climates are more conducive for the growth and …

Dermatoscopy is traditionally used for the evaluation of pigmented skin lesions, improving
the diagnostic accuracy of malignant lesions significantly above that of a naked eye …

Dermoscopy has being used over the past twenty years as a noninvasive aid in the
diagnosis of innumerable skin conditions, including infectious diseases and infestations …

Dermoscopy is a surface skin microscopy technique that rapidly grew during the past years
enhancing the non invasive dermatological diagnostic techniques effectively. Its main …