In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy in a typical case of melasma

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Mariana Carvalho Costa²  Hernando Vega Eljaiek²  Leonardo Spagnol Abraham²  Luna Azulay-abulafia²  Marco Ardigo¹ 

[1] ,Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay Rio de Janeiro RJ ,Brazil

关键词: Hyperpigmentation;    Microscopy;    confocal;    Pigmentation disorders;    Hiperpigmentação;    Microscopia confocal;    Transtornos da pigmentação;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0365-05962012000500021

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Melasma is a common disorder of hypermelanosis that affects mainly young and middle-aged women of Fitzpatrick's phototypes III-V. The disease significantly impacts their lives. In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy, a spreading technology for the noninvasive evaluation of the skin up to the papillary dermis, provides real-time en face images with cellular resolution. We present a case of melasma with in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy findings closely correlated to the histopathological features described in the literature.

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