Dermoscopy in China: current status and future prospective
10.1097/CM9.0000000000000396
- Author:
Xue SHEN
1
;
Rui-Xing YU
2
;
Chang-Bing SHEN
2
,
3
;
Cheng-Xu LI
2
,
3
;
Yan JING
4
;
Ya-Jie ZHENG
5
;
Zi-Yi WANG
2
,
3
;
Ke XUE
2
,
3
;
Feng XU
6
;
Jian-Bin YU
7
;
Ru-Song MENG
8
;
Yong CUI
2
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Chengdu Second People’s Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 610017, China
2. Department of Dermatology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
3. Graduate School, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
4. Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
5. Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 238001, China
6. Shanghai Wheat Color Intelligent Technology Company, LTD, Shanghai 200051, China
7. Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
8. Department of Dermatology, Specialty Medical Center of the Air Force, Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Beijing 100142, China
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Dermoscopy;
China;
Current status;
Future
- From:
Chinese Medical Journal
2019;132(17):2096-2104
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Objective:Dermoscopy is a useful technique for improving the diagnostic accuracy of various types of skin disorders. In China, dermoscopy has been widely accepted, and domestic researchers have made tremendous progress in the field of dermoscopy. The main purpose of this review is to summarize the current status of dermoscopy in China and identify its future directions.
Data sources:Articles included in this review were obtained by searching the following databases: Wanfang, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, PubMed, and the Web of Science. We focused on research published before 2019 with keywords including dermoscopy, dermoscopic, dermoscope and trichoscopy.
Study selection:A total of 50 studies were selected. Of these studies, 20 studies were in Chinese and 30 in English, research samples of all the studies were collected from Chinese populations.
Results:Since 2000, more than 380 articles about dermoscopy have been published in domestic or foreign journals. Dermoscopy can improve the diagnostic accuracy of neoplastic diseases, evaluating the therapeutic effect of treatment, and determining the treatment endpoint, and it can also assist in the differential diagnosis of inflammatory diseases and in the assessment of the severity of the disease. In addition, researches about the applications of dermoscopy during surgical treatment have been published. Training courses aiming to improve the diagnostic ability of dermatologists, either face-to-face or online, have been offered. The Chinese Skin Image Database, launched in 2017 as a work platform for dermatologists, has promoted the development of dermoscopy in China. Computer-aided diagnostic systems based on the Chinese population are ready for use. In the future, cooperation, resource sharing, talent development, image management, and computer-aided diagnosis will be important directions for the development of dermoscopy in China.
Conclusion:Dermoscopy has been widely used and developed in China, however, it still needs to address more challenges in the future.
