Optical coherence tomography demonstrates differential epidermal thinning of human forearm volar skin after 2 weeks application of a topical corticosteroid vs a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory alternative

Zenghai Lu, Joseph Boadi, Simon Danby, Mike Cork, Stephen J. Matcher

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Abstract

The effects on skin of two commercially available topical creams for the treatment of eczema are quantitatively studied using optical coherence tomography. An archetypal corticosteroid (Betamethasone valerate) is compared with a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (Tacrolimus monohydrate) via left/right comparisons of the epidermal thickness of volar forearm skin on selected volunteers, at baseline and after 14 days of treatment. In 3 of 4 subjects we confirmed previous observations that corticosteroids produce pronounced physical thinning of the epidermis over timescales of a few weeks. In 3 of 4 subjects we further found that Tacrolimus produced no change in epidermal thickness. In one of 4 subjects we found evidence that the epidermis was actually thickened following treatment using Tacrolimus.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhotonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics IX
EditorsAndreas Mandelis, Brian Jet-Fei Wong, Justus F. Ilgner M.D., Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, E. Duco Jansen, Henry Hirschberg M.D., Steen J. Madsen, Hyun Wook Kang, Bodo E. Knudsen M.D., Nikiforos Kollias, Bernard Choi, Haishan Zeng, Melissa J. Suter, Stephen Lam, Matthew Brenner, Kenton W. Gregory M.D., Guillermo J. Tearney M.D., Laura Marcu
PublisherSPIE
Number of pages7
Volume8565
ISBN (Print)9780819493347
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Mar 2013
Externally publishedYes
EventPhotonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics IX - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 2 Feb 20137 Feb 2013
Conference number: 9

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume8565
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Conference

ConferencePhotonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics IX
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period2/02/137/02/13

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