Publications by authors named "W Stolz"
Importance: Convolutional neural networks (CNN) have shown performance equal to trained dermatologists in differentiating benign from malignant skin lesions. To improve clinicians' management decisions, additional classifications into diagnostic categories might be helpful.
Methods: A convenience sample of 100 pigmented/non-pigmented skin lesions was used for a cross-sectional two-level reader study including 96 dermatologists (level I: dermoscopy only; level II: clinical close-up images, dermoscopy, and textual information).
Prurigo pigmentosa is an inflammatory dermatosis that rarely occurs in Europe and mostly affects young women. Here, we describe the typical clinical and dermoscopic criteria so that therapy can be initiated as early as possible. The 17-year-old patient presented here shows that this disease can also be observed in Western Europe and in men, and that doxycycline is a very effective treatment option.
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- Dermoscopy is valuable for detecting melanoma, but experts often disagree on important features.
- This study examined the agreement among 25 expert dermatologists on 248 dermoscopic images, focusing on specific melanocytic features and their locations.
- Results showed good-to-excellent agreement for 14 out of 31 features, especially for melanoma-specific characteristics, and all images are publicly available for educational and research purposes.
Introduction: Melanoma of the lentigo maligna (LM) type is challenging. There is lack of consensus on the optimal diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
Objectives: To obtain general consensus on the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for LM.