%0 Journal Article
%T The ethics of full body skin examinations.
%A Grant-Kels JM
%J Clin Dermatol
%V 42
%N 4
%D 2024 Jul-Aug 30
%M 38697369
%F 2.797
%R 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2024.04.003
%X Full body skin examinations (FBSEs) are part of the purview of a dermatologic examination. Because this involves examination of sensitive or intimate areas, there are many ethical issues involved. Herein, we discuss whether screening patients with an FBSE is ethical and consistent with the ethical tenet of distributive justice, how to ethically deal with our patients with disabilities, how to ethically navigate patients who have been emotionally or physically traumatized in the past, and the ethical ramifications of the use of a chaperone.