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Application and Comparison of Dermoscopy and Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in the Target Treatment of Genital Lichen Sclerosus: A Single-Arm Prospective Study
- Source :
- Dermatology and Therapy, Vol 13, Iss 12, Pp 3071-3084 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Adis, Springer Healthcare, 2023.
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Abstract
- Abstract Introduction The treatment of genital lichen sclerosus (GLS) remains challenging. Baricitinib has been introduced in the treatment of GLS, but there’s no imaging evaluation for GLS patients treated with it. No comparison of dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) assessments in GLS has been conducted. We performed this study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of baricitinib for GLS and to compare the value of dermoscopy and RCM assessments in GLS. Methods Participants were treated with baricitinib for 6 months and assessed at week 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and every 4 weeks for the next 16 weeks. All patients were evaluated for clinical, dermoscopic, and RCM variables, with numeric scores assigned to each parameter. Results Twenty-six GLS patients were included in this study. All patients achieved Investigator’s Global Assessment score ≤ 1 (with ≥ 2-grade improvement) at week 20. The scores of pruritus and pain decreased since week 2 (both P
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21938210 and 21909172
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Dermatology and Therapy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.1a1acd989a544cd882c097ae7a6ca580
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s13555-023-01039-2