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Is superficial burn caused by ultraviolet radiation (sunburn) comparable to superficial burn caused by heat – a histomorphological comparison by in vivo Reflectance‐Mode‐Confocal Microscopy
Author(s) -
Altintas MA,
Altintas AA,
Guggenheim M,
Busch KH,
Niederbichler AD,
Aust MC,
Vogt PM
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03322.x
Subject(s) - sunburn , medicine , thermal burn , confocal microscopy , dermatology , confocal , in vivo , pathology , optics , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Regardless of the underlying cause, both sunburn and superficial thermal injuries are classified as first-degree burns, since data on morphological differences are scarce. Reflectance-Mode-Confocal Microscopy (RMCM) enables high-resolution non-invasive investigation of the human skin.