Bare necessities? The utility of full skin examination in the COVID19 era

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dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Cathal
dc.contributor.authorGallagher, Caitriona
dc.contributor.authorO'Connell, M.
dc.contributor.authorBourke, John
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, M.
dc.contributor.authorBennett, M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-12T09:21:36Z
dc.date.available2021-03-12T09:21:36Z
dc.date.issued2021-02-27
dc.date.updated2021-03-09T12:24:59Z
dc.description.abstractFull skin examination (FSE) may improve the detection of malignant melanoma (MM). The objective of this study was to assess the safety of targeted lesion examination (TLE) compared to FSE in our pigmented lesion clinic (PLC). Patients attending PLC were randomised in a 2:1 ratio to FSE (intervention) or TLE (standard care). Demographic details and risk factors were documented. FSE and TLE were timed. Of 763 participants, 520 were assigned to FSE and 243 were assigned to TLE. On average, FSE took 4.02 minutes and TLE took 30 seconds. Thirty-seven (7.1%) patients had incidental findings on FSE. Twelve patients (2.3%) had additional lesions biopsied. No additional melanomas were detected that would have been missed by use of the standard protocol. This study suggests that in low-risk patients attending a PLC referred with a lesion of concern, the possibility of missing incidental cutaneous malignancies using lesion-directed examination is low.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationO'Connor, C., Gallagher, C., O'Connell, M., Bourke, J., Murphy, M. and Bennett, M. (2021) 'Bare necessities? The utility of full skin examination in the COVID19 era', Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. doi: 10.1111/ced.14620en
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ced.14620en
dc.identifier.eissn1365-2230
dc.identifier.issn0307-6938
dc.identifier.journaltitleClinical and Experimental Dermatologyen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/11135
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.en
dc.rights© 2021, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. This is the peer reviewed version of the following item: O'Connor, C., Gallagher, C., O'Connell, M., Bourke, J., Murphy, M. and Bennett, M. (2021) 'Bare necessities? The utility of full skin examination in the COVID19 era', Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, doi: 10.1111/ced.14620, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14620. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.en
dc.subjectMalignant melanomaen
dc.subjectTargeted lesion examinationen
dc.subjectTLEen
dc.titleBare necessities? The utility of full skin examination in the COVID19 eraen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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