This is a pilot study to evaluate the findings of the Reflectance Confocal Microscopy when performed in cutaneous pigmentary disorders, such as vitiligo, melasma, post-inflammatory hyper-pigmentation and hypo-pigmentation. Confocal Microscopy is a recent diagnostic technique that has been used for observation of skin conditions that affect the superficial layers of the skin.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
40
Clinical Unit for Research Trials in Skin
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
To describe characteristic features seen by confocal microscopy of several pigmentary disorders.
Time frame: study visit
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