RESUMEN
Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a noninvasive imaging technique that allows visualization of the epidermis and papillary dermis with cellular-level resolution. Granulomatous reactions such as sarcoidosis could be assessed using RCM. The identification of bright beaded-like structures that could correspond to reticulin fibers overlying granulomas, in association with dermoscopy, may be a very useful approach in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis and for the differentiation of this granulomatous entity with superficial cutaneous metastasis.
Asunto(s)
Microscopía Confocal/métodos , Sarcoidosis/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedades de la Piel/diagnóstico por imagen , Anciano , Biopsia , Dermoscopía/métodos , Femenino , Granuloma/diagnóstico por imagen , Granuloma/patología , Humanos , Sarcoidosis/patología , Enfermedades de la Piel/patologíaRESUMEN
Abstract: Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a noninvasive imaging technique that allows visualization of the epidermis and papillary dermis with cellular-level resolution. Granulomatous reactions such as sarcoidosis could be assessed using RCM. The identification of bright beaded-like structures that could correspond to reticulin fibers overlying granulomas, in association with dermoscopy, may be a very useful approach in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis and for the differentiation of this granulomatous entity with superficial cutaneous metastasis.