The Role of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in the Diagnosis and Therapeutic Evaluation of Rare Disease Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis
Yuan Li,1,2,* Miaoting Wu,1,* Xiaohuan Hu,1,* Gaihe Chen,1,* Xiaojuan Yao,1 Xin Zhou,3 Jiejie Lu1 1Department of Cosmetic Dermatology, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Dermatology, The First Aff...
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| description | Yuan Li,1,2,* Miaoting Wu,1,* Xiaohuan Hu,1,* Gaihe Chen,1,* Xiaojuan Yao,1 Xin Zhou,3 Jiejie Lu1 1Department of Cosmetic Dermatology, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 3Medical Administration Department, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jiejie Lu, Department of Cosmetic Dermatology, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, No. 8 Longhua Road, Longhua District, Haikou, Hainan, 570100, People’s Republic of China, Email lujiejie677@163.com Xin Zhou, Medical Administration Department, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, No. 8 Longhua Road, Longhua District, Haikou, Hainan, 570100, People’s Republic of China, Email zx5575759@126.comAbstract: Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) is a rare skin disease for which the gold standard of diagnosis relies on the invasive examination of pathological tissue sections. However, due to its invasive nature, many patients tend to refuse this diagnostic test. In such situations, reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) can be a valuable diagnosis tool. Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) can accurately identify the specific structures for biopsy and provide objective imaging data to evaluate clinical symptoms following treatment. Therefore, we present a case report demonstrating the utility of RCM in diagnosing and assessing the treatment of the rare disease EPF for reference.Keywords: eosinophilic pustular folliculitis, minocycline, reflectance confocal microscopy, non-invasive detection |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7d1157046a9f45008f4ff23513f1486a2023-08-27T18:55:12ZengDove Medical PressClinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology1178-70152023-08-01Volume 162309231486195The Role of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in the Diagnosis and Therapeutic Evaluation of Rare Disease Eosinophilic Pustular FolliculitisLi YWu MHu XChen GYao XZhou XLu JYuan Li,1,2,* Miaoting Wu,1,* Xiaohuan Hu,1,* Gaihe Chen,1,* Xiaojuan Yao,1 Xin Zhou,3 Jiejie Lu1 1Department of Cosmetic Dermatology, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 3Medical Administration Department, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jiejie Lu, Department of Cosmetic Dermatology, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, No. 8 Longhua Road, Longhua District, Haikou, Hainan, 570100, People’s Republic of China, Email lujiejie677@163.com Xin Zhou, Medical Administration Department, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, No. 8 Longhua Road, Longhua District, Haikou, Hainan, 570100, People’s Republic of China, Email zx5575759@126.comAbstract: Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) is a rare skin disease for which the gold standard of diagnosis relies on the invasive examination of pathological tissue sections. However, due to its invasive nature, many patients tend to refuse this diagnostic test. In such situations, reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) can be a valuable diagnosis tool. Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) can accurately identify the specific structures for biopsy and provide objective imaging data to evaluate clinical symptoms following treatment. Therefore, we present a case report demonstrating the utility of RCM in diagnosing and assessing the treatment of the rare disease EPF for reference.Keywords: eosinophilic pustular folliculitis, minocycline, reflectance confocal microscopy, non-invasive detectionhttps://www.dovepress.com/the-role-of-reflectance-confocal-microscopy-in-the-diagnosis-and-thera-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-CCIDeosinophilic pustular folliculitisminocyclinereflectance confocal microscopynon-invasive detection |
| spellingShingle | Li Y Wu M Hu X Chen G Yao X Zhou X Lu J The Role of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in the Diagnosis and Therapeutic Evaluation of Rare Disease Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology eosinophilic pustular folliculitis minocycline reflectance confocal microscopy non-invasive detection |
| title | The Role of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in the Diagnosis and Therapeutic Evaluation of Rare Disease Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis |
| title_full | The Role of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in the Diagnosis and Therapeutic Evaluation of Rare Disease Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in the Diagnosis and Therapeutic Evaluation of Rare Disease Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in the Diagnosis and Therapeutic Evaluation of Rare Disease Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis |
| title_short | The Role of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in the Diagnosis and Therapeutic Evaluation of Rare Disease Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis |
| title_sort | role of reflectance confocal microscopy in the diagnosis and therapeutic evaluation of rare disease eosinophilic pustular folliculitis |
| topic | eosinophilic pustular folliculitis minocycline reflectance confocal microscopy non-invasive detection |
| url | https://www.dovepress.com/the-role-of-reflectance-confocal-microscopy-in-the-diagnosis-and-thera-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-CCID |
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