Discoid lupus erythematosus: Reflectance confocal microscopy features correlate with horizontal histopathological sections

Skin Res Technol. 2019 Mar;25(2):242-244. doi: 10.1111/srt.12636. Epub 2018 Oct 25.

Authors

Francesco Lacarrubba¹, Anna Elisa Verzì¹, Rosario Caltabiano², Giuseppe Broggi², Angelo Di Natale¹, Giuseppe Micali¹

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
² Department "G.F. Ingrassia", Section of Anatomic Pathology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.

PMID: 30357933
DOI: 10.1111/srt.12636

No abstract available

Keywords: dermoscopy; discoid lupus erythematosus; horizontal histopathology; imaging; reflectance confocal microscopy.

MeSH terms

Adult
Biopsy
Female
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / diagnosis*
Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / pathology
Male
Microscopy, Confocal / methods
Middle Aged
Skin / diagnostic imaging
Skin / pathology