Chinese Journal of Dermatology ›› 2023, e20230100.doi: 10.35541/cjd.20230100

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Application of skin imaging techniques in acne vulgaris

Xie yuanyuan1, Liu Yuzhen2, Zeng Rong1,3   

  1. 1Department of Laser, Hospital of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing 210042, China; 2Department of Dermatology, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211100, China; 3Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Nanjing 210042, China
  • Received:2023-02-23 Revised:2023-10-09 Online:2023-01-05 Published:2023-10-20
  • Contact: Zeng Rong; Liu Yuzhen E-mail:zengrong2010@hotmail.com; liuyuzhen409@126.com
  • Supported by:
    Science and Technology Program of Nanjing, China(2019060001);Jiangsu Provincial “Double Innovation Doctors” Program (JSSCBS20211610); Science and Technology Development Foundation of Nanjing Medical University (NMUB2020154)

Abstract: 【Abstract】 Acne vulgaris is a clinically common chronic inflammatory skin disease. Currently, severity grading and assessment of therapeutic efficacy in acne vulgaris mainly rely on dermatologists′ clinical experience. In recent years, skin imaging techniques have raised great attention in the diagnosis and treatment of various skin diseases, owing to their non-invasive, real-time, objective and reproducible properties. This review summarizes the progress in applications of various skin imaging techniques, including dermoscopy, reflectance confocal microscopy, optical coherence tomography and high-frequency ultrasound imaging, in the research of acne vulgaris, aiming to provide new ideas for basic research of acne vulgaris, as well as its clinical diagnosis and assessment of therapeutic efficacy.

Key words: Acne, vulgaris, Diagnosis, Dermoscopy, Microscopy, confocal, Optical coherence tomography, Ultrasound, Severity grading, Efficacy assessment