Lixin Chen, Ying Wang, Xibo Gao, Bei Qin, Jia Lian, Min Ren, Wanxing Zhang, Ran Wei, Qinfeng Li
BACKGROUND: Molluscum contagiosum (MC), milia, keratosis pilaris (KP), verruca plana (VP), seborrheic keratosis (SK), and juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) are common papule dermatoses on the face of children that have a similar appearance. In vivo evaluation of facial papule dermatoses with reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is helpful in the diagnosis of these ambiguous lesions in children. The purpose of this study was to clarify the RCM characteristics of MC, milia, KP, VP, SK, and JXG and explore the clinical application value of RCM for these common facial papule dermatoses...
June 21, 2022: Skin Research and Technology