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Melanocytic lesions in paediatric patients part 2: Spitz naevi

Prof Giuseppe Argenziano explores the clinical and dermoscopic characteristics and considerations of spitz naevi in children, with real patient examples.

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In this latest dermoscopy update video, Professor Giuseppe Argenziano presents part two of his three-part series on melanocytic lesions in paediatric patients, with this part focusing in-depth on spitz naevi.

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In the video, Prof Argenziano explores the clinical and dermoscopic characteristics and management considerations of spitz naevi in children, with real patient case examples and detailed images.

He discusses how to diagnose a spitz naevus, with several real patient cases from his own practice exploring various presentations, and then explains how to manage these lesions in paediatric patients.

Prof Argenziano says that nodular pink lesions represent about a quarter of spitz naevi in children, whereas about half of spitz naevi are pigmented flat lesions typified dermoscopically by a starburst pattern.

See all this and much more in the full video below!

Missed part 1? Catch up here: Melanocytic lesions in paediatric patients part 1: Congenital naevi

Watch the full video with Prof Giuseppe Argenziano now:

 

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Prof Giuseppe Argenziano is Professor and Head of the Dermatology Unit at the University of Campania, Naples, Italy; Co-founder and past president of the International Dermoscopy Society; and Editor-in-Chief of Dermatology Practical and Conceptual Journal. His main research field is dermato-oncology, authoring numerous scientific articles and books concerning dermoscopy, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer. As coordinator of the Melanoma Unit at the Campania University, he has established a successful tertiary, multidisciplinary, referral center particularly devoted to the diagnosis and management of patients with melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer.

Over the past 25 years, Prof Argenziano has supervised over 500 foreign and Italian residents in dermatology, established scientific collaborations with 1500+ colleagues from more than 50 nations, and organised more than 500 national and international didactic meetings, courses and conferences (such as the Consensus Net Meeting on Dermoscopy and the First Congress of the International Dermoscopy Society).

Prof Argenziano has authored more than 650 full scientific articles and produced landmark primary publications and books in the field of melanoma and dermoscopy. Over the past 25 years he has been invited as speaker and/or chairman in more than 500 national and international conferences in the field of dermatology. His combined publications have received a sum total of 15.250+ citations with an h-index value of 61 (Scopus 2020).

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