Open AccessNarrow-Band Reflectance Spectrophotometry for the Assessment of Erythematous and Hyperpigmented Skin Lesions in Localized Scleroderma: A Preliminary Study
Author(s) -
Michał Szczepanek,
Aleksandra Frątczak,
Anna LisŚwięty
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 1178-7015
DOI - 10.2147/ccid.s312208
Subject(s) - hyperpigmentation , erythema , dermatology , medicine , scleroderma (fungus) , connective tissue disease , morphea , skin hyperpigmentation , connective tissue , pathology , disease , autoimmune disease , lichen sclerosus , inoculation
Localized scleroderma (LoS) is an inflammatory fibrosing disease of the connective tissue, whose esthetic sequelae are atrophic skin lesions with hyperpigmentation. The key element of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures is the assessment of the disease's severity and damage. The study objective was to analyze the usefulness of narrow-band reflectance spectrophotometry (NBRS) to assess erythema and hyperpigmentation in LoS lesions.