Diascopy is a diagnostic procedure used by dermatologists and primary care providers to examine skin lesions and areas of discoloration ‘diaphanous’ and ‘scopy,’ which essentially means ‘to see through.’ The test involves pressing a transparent glass or plastic slide against the skin to observe how the lesion or discoloration changes under pressure.
Diascopy this technique is a more sophisticated modification of the simplest method for assessing superficial erythema The term diascopy’ is derived from the combination of two words Pressing the fingertip against the skin and withdrawing it quickly to see if blanching occurs.
Diascopy involves applying pressure to the skin either by pressing it apart between the thumb and index finger or by applying a glass or plastic slide over the involved skin surface. A microscope slide is pressed against a lesion (diascopy) to see whether it blanches Hemorrhagic lesions do not blanch Inflammatory and vascular lesions do
Diascopy can also help identify sarcoid skin lesions, which, when tested, turn an apple jelly color. [1] it is an important bedside diagnostic tool used daily to evaluate several dermatological conditions Apart from skin, mucosae can also be examined using diascopy It is also known as vitropression
Hemorrhagic lesions and nonvascular lesions do not blanch (negative diascopy) Inflammatory lesions do (positive diascopy). Diascopy is a clinical technique commonly used in dermatology to assess skin lesions, particularly those with vascular involvement
