Histological classification of melasma with reflectance confocal microscopy: A pilot study in Chinese patients

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 398-403

  Liu, Huaxu ^a   Lin, Yan ^a   Nie, Xiaojuan ^a   Chen, Shengli ^a   Chen, Xuechao ^a   Shi, Benqing ^a   Tian, Hongqing ^a   Shi, Zhongxiang ^a   Yu, Meiling ^a   Zhang, Dizhan ^a   Yang, Baoqi ^a   Wang, Guangjin ^a   Wu, Mei ^a   Zhang, Furen ^a  

^a SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG FIRST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Classification; Histopathology; In vivo; Melasma; Reflectance confocal microscopy

Indexed keywords

COMPLETE COHERENCE; HISTOLOGICAL TYPE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VIVO; IN-VIVO ANALYSIS; MELASMA; MIXED TYPE; NORMAL SKIN; PILOT STUDIES; REFLECTANCE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPIES; REFLECTANCE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY;

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; REFLECTION;

CLIMATE MODELS;

MELANIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLOASMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; REFLECTANCE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOPSY; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MELANOSIS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 80053565781     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2011.00517.x     Document Type: Article

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