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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2019

In vivo Diagnosis of Primary Cutaneous Amyloidosis -the Role of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy.

Ana-Maria Ionescu, Mihaela-Adriana Ilie, Virginia Chitu, Andrei Razvan, Daniela Lixandru, Cristiana Tanase, Daniel Boda, Constantin Caruntu, Sabina Zurac

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ana-Maria IonescuFirst Department of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania.
Mihaela-Adriana IlieDermatology Research Laboratory, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Virginia ChituFirst Department of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania.
Andrei RazvanDepartment of Pathology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania.
Daniela LixandruDepartment of Biochemistry, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Cristiana TanaseDepartment of Biochemistry-Proteomics, "Victor Babes" National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.
Daniel BodaDermatology Research Laboratory, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Constantin CaruntuDepartment of Dermatology, "Prof. N. Paulescu" National Institute of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, 011233 Bucharest, Romania. costin.caruntu@gmail.com.
Sabina ZuracDepartment of Dermatology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROInstitutul National Victor Babes · ROSpitalul Clinic Colentina · RO

Funding

Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii project no. 61PCCDI⁄2018 PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017-0341
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary cutaneous amyloidosis (PCA) is a form of localized amyloidosis. It is characterized by the deposition of a fibrillar material in the superficial dermis, without affecting other systems or organs. The diagnosis can be made clinically, but usually a skin biopsy is performed in order to exclude other skin diseases with similar appearance. Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a novel imaging tool that enables in vivo characterization of various skin changes with a high, quasi-microscopic resolution. This technique might have an important role in the differential diagnosis of cutaneous amyloidosis, by the in vivo assessment of epidermal changes and dermal amyloid deposition. Moreover, it is completely non-invasive and can be safely repeated on the same skin area. However, to date, there is only one published paper presenting the confocal features of primary cutaneous amyloidosis. Hereby, we describe the in vivo RCM features of PCA lesions from a patient with diabetes and correlate them with histologic findings. This strengthens the clinical usefulness of in vivo RCM examination for the non-invasive diagnosis of cutaneous amyloidosis, especially in patients that might associate diseases with impaired wound healing.

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cutaneous amyloidosisin vivonon-invasivereflectance confocal microscopy

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PMID31252549
PMCPMC6787715
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