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 language | English |
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Title of host publication | Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics IX |
Editors | Andreas 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 |
Publisher | SPIE |
Number of pages | 7 |
Volume | 8565 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780819493347 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 8 Mar 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics IX - San Francisco, United States Duration: 2 Feb 2013 → 7 Feb 2013 Conference number: 9 |
Publication series
Name | Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE |
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Volume | 8565 |
ISSN (Print) | 1605-7422 |
Conference
Conference | Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics IX |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | San Francisco |
Period | 2/02/13 → 7/02/13 |