Consensus on melanonychia nail plate dermoscopy Consenso sobre dermatoscopia da placa ungueal em melanoniquias

• Main Authors: Nilton Di Chiacchio, Débora Cadore de Farias, Bianca Maria Piraccini, Sergio Henrique Hirata, Bertrand Richert, Martin Zaiac, Ralph Daniel, Pier Alessandro Fanti, Josette Andre, Beth S Ruben, Philip Fleckman, Phoebe Rich, Eckart Haneke, Patricia Chang, Judith Dominguez Cherit, Richard Scher, Antonella Tosti
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2013-04-01
• Series: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
• Subjects: Dermoscopia; Doenças da unha; Melanoma; Unhas; Dermoscopy; Nails; Nail diseases
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962013000200309
• ISSN: 0365-0596; 1806-4841

This statement, focused on melanonychia and nail plate dermoscopy, is intended to guide medical professionals working with melanonychia and to assist choosing appropriate management for melanonychia patients. The International Study Group on Melanonychia was founded in 2007 and currently has 30 members, including nail experts and dermatopathologists with special expertise in nails. The need for common definitions of nail plate dermoscopy was addressed during the Second Meeting of this Group held in February 2008. Prior to this meeting and to date (2010) there have been no evidence-based guidelines on the use of dermoscopy in the management of nail pigmentation.<br>Este consenso, com foco em melanon&#237;quia e dermatoscopia da l&#226;mina ungueal, se destina a orientar os m&#233;dicos que trabalham com melanon&#237;quia e auxiliar no manejo destes pacientes. O grupo internacional de estudos sobre melanon&#237;quia foi fundada em 2007 e tem agora 30 membros, incluindo dermatologistas e dermatopatologistas com conhecimento especializado em unhas. A necessidade de defini&#231;&#245;es comuns de dermatoscopia da l&#226;mina ungueal foi abordada durante a segunda reuni&#227;o deste grupo, realizada em fevereiro de 2008. Antes desta reuni&#227;o e at&#233; a presente, n&#227;o existem orienta&#231;&#245;es com base em evid&#234;ncias sobre a utiliza&#231;&#227;o de dermatoscopia da placa ungueal.