Indications for and Contraindications to Digital Monitoring of Patients With Melanocytic Lesions

Giulia Briatico; Gabriella Brancaccio; Camila Scharf; Elvira Moscarella; Eugenia Veronica Di Brizzi; Anna Balato; Giuseppe Argenziano

doi:10.5826/dpc.1403a200

Indications for and Contraindications to Digital Monitoring of Patients With Melanocytic Lesions

Authors

Giulia Briatico Dermatology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Gabriella Brancaccio Dermatology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Camila Scharf Dermatology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Elvira Moscarella Dermatology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Eugenia Veronica Di Brizzi Dermatology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Anna Balato Dermatology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Giuseppe Argenziano Dermatology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy

Keywords:

monitoring, dermoscopy, diagnosis

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