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: Received: 29 December 2023 / Approved: 5 January 2024 / Online: 5 January 2024 (14:51:38 CET)
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Desai, D.; Gamal Abouarab, A. Differentiating Red From Red: A guide to understanding Dermatological lesions. Preprints2024, 2024010497. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0497.v1
Desai, D.; Gamal Abouarab, A. Differentiating Red From Red: A guide to understanding Dermatological lesions. Preprints 2024, 2024010497. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0497.v1
Desai, D.; Gamal Abouarab, A. Differentiating Red From Red: A guide to understanding Dermatological lesions. Preprints2024, 2024010497. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0497.v1
APA Style
Desai, D., & Gamal Abouarab, A. (2024). Differentiating Red From Red: A guide to understanding Dermatological lesions. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0497.v1
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Desai, D. and Ahmed Gamal Abouarab. 2024 "Differentiating Red From Red: A guide to understanding Dermatological lesions" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0497.v1
Abstract
Diagnosing skin lesions can be a challenging task. Dermatologic lesions are hard to differentiate especially for an untrained eye. However, carefully analyzing every aspect of the lesion can help clinicians reach an accurate diagnosis. If diagnosed correctly with the naked eye, many lesions can be treated without the need for further histopathology or investigations. Those aspects include morphology, color, distribution, configuration and arrangement, texture and consistency, and any evolutions or changes within the lesion. Clinicians must also contextualize those lesions into the patient’s history and overall systemic symptoms and signs. Risk factors should be taken into consideration and whether there are evolutionary changes in the lesions. Clinicians should also look for patterns as they might be the key to diagnosis. If definitive diagnosis is still not reached, biopsy, dermatoscopy, cultures, skin scrapings, patch testing, blood tests, and imaging studies may be necessary for confirmation. Integrating these methods with clinical judgment and patient history significantly enhances the accuracy of diagnosis in dermatology. Treatment for dermatologic lesions varies depending on the underlying cause.
Keywords
skin conditions; dermatological lesions
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Dermatology
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