The ABCDEF Rule: Combining the “ABCDE Rule” and the “Ugly Duckling Sign” in an Effort to Improve Patient Self-Screening Examinations

J. Daniel Jensen MD; Boni E. Elewski MD Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama To the editor: Regular self-skin examinations by patients have been shown to decrease the depth of melanomas at the time of diagnosis and facilitate a lower risk of melanoma when coupled with regular visits with a physician.[1] … Continue reading The ABCDEF Rule: Combining the “ABCDE Rule” and the “Ugly Duckling Sign” in an Effort to Improve Patient Self-Screening Examinations