The Use of In Vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy for the Diagnosis and Classification of Melasma

Nilay Duman; Banu Yaman; Göktürk Oraloğlu; Işıl Karaarslan

doi:10.4103/ijd.ijd_287_23

The Use of In Vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy for the Diagnosis and Classification of Melasma

Indian J Dermatol. 2023 Nov-Dec;68(6):666-668. doi: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_287_23. Epub 2024 Jan 9.

Authors

Nilay Duman¹, Banu Yaman², Göktürk Oraloğlu³, Işıl Karaarslan¹

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey.
² Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey.
³ Department of Dermatology, Siirt Training and Research Hospital, Siirt, Turkey.

Abstract

In recent years, in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) draws attention as a noninvasive method to precisely detect abnormal pigment deposits, providing additional cytological details for the diagnosis, classification, and treatment monitoring of melasma. This article aims to review the RCM findings of melasma and classify melasma with RCM findings.

Keywords: Confocal; melanin; melasma; microscopy.