ArticleJournal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV2026
Diagnostic concordance of dermatopathology and PCR in differentiating eczema from psoriasis.
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- Defining ambiguity in molecular differentiation of psoriasis and eczema.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2026Article
- Reframing molecular superiority in the differential diagnosis of eczema and psoriasis.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2026Article
- Molecular differentiation of psoriasis and eczema: Reference standards and benchmarking caveats.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2026Article
- Diagnostic concordance of dermatopathology and PCR in differentiating eczema from psoriasis.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2026Article
- Rupioid Porokeratosis on the Lower Leg: An Unprecedented Case Report.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundTargeted treatments for non-communicable chronic inflammatory skin diseases like eczema and psoriasis offer significant potential for effective therapy. However, therapeutic success requires an accurate diagnosis, which is challenging due to their overlapping clinical and histological features.
objectivesWe aimed at assessing the diagnostic performance of both a manual (MC) and fully automated (PsorX-LabDisk) quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) test based on the expression of NOS2 and CCL27 compared with conventional dermatopathological evaluation in differentiating psoriasis from eczema.
methodsSeventy-three formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded skin samples of psoriasis and eczema were randomly selected and evaluated histopathologically (H&E-stained sections) by 14 dermatopathologists to assess inter-observer variability, quantified using Cohen's and Fleiss' κ. To confirm that the observed variability was not cohort- or rater-specific, a validation cohort (n = 72) from an independent institution was assessed by three dermatopathologists under identical conditions. For molecular analysis, both manual (MC) and automated NOS2/CCL27-based RT-qPCR (PsorX-LabDisk) workflows were applied. Diagnostic performance (sensitivity, specificity, accuracy) of histopathological and molecular analyses was determined against reference diagnoses.
resultsDermatopathological evaluation demonstrated only fair agreement (Fleiss' κ = 0.31) in both study and validation cohort. The mean diagnostic accuracy of dermatopathology was 76.9%, with a sensitivity of 70% and specificity of 81.6%. In comparison, MC and the PsorX-LabDisk achieved sensitivities of both 92.9%, specificities of 82.2% and 84.4% and accuracies of 87.7% and 86.3%, respectively. In diagnostically ambiguous cases, molecular testing maintained high accuracy (>86%), clearly outperforming dermatopathology, which showed near-random agreement and low accuracy (61.7%).
conclusionsBoth MC and PsorX-LabDisk provide a reliable, examiner-independent complement to dermatopathology for differentiating psoriasis and eczema. By reducing diagnostic ambiguity, it enhances clinical confidence and supports more precise and timely therapeutic decisions in inflammatory skin disease management.
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