Aquagenic wrinkling of the palms: Morphological changes in reflectance confocal microscopy and high-definition optical coherence tomography

Bielicky, Lea; Braun-Falco, Markus; Ruzicka, Thomas und Maier, Tanja (2015): Aquagenic wrinkling of the palms: Morphological changes in reflectance confocal microscopy and high-definition optical coherence tomography. In: Dermatology, Bd. 230, Nr. 3: S. 208-212

Abstract

Aquagenic wrinkling of the palms (AWP) is a rare condition, which is characterized by appearance of whitish papules and plaques, and an excessive wrinkling and swelling of the palmar skin after exposure to water. In most cases, young women are affected, and an association of AWP with cystic fibrosis (CF) has been surmised. We report on two cases of AWP, which were not related to CF, in whom we used two innovative imaging techniques, namely high-definition optical coherence tomography and reflectance confocal microscopy, to show in vivo skin changes occurring after exposure of the skin to tap water in comparison to the findings in a healthy control person.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Publikationsform: Publisher's Version
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 1018-8665
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• Sprache: Englisch