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Low Frequency Ultrasonography in Plaque-Type Morphea

Plak Morfeada Düşük Frekanslı Ultrasonografi

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123–130
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Only the mean skin thickness was found to be significantly lower compared to the normal skin areas in the hypodermis of the morphea plaque lesions.Conclusion: Low frequency ultrasound can be used as an effective, adjuvant technique in the clinical follow-up of morphea plaque lesions in the levels of dermis and hypodermis

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Low frequency ultrasonographic examination is thought to be a successful adjuvant technique for determination of skin layers and tissue perfusion patterns in localized scleroderma.
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Key Findings & Data:The associations between the skin thickness and thickness score, elasticity score and elasticity index, echogenicity score and vascularity score were investigated in all tissue levels.Results: Of the morphea lesions, while the mean dermal skin thickness and dermal elasticity ratio were decreased compared to normal skin, the dermal vascularity was solely increased with an increase of the tissue thickness.
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Conclusion & Impact:Only the mean skin thickness was found to be significantly lower compared to the normal skin areas in the hypodermis of the morphea plaque lesions.Conclusion: Low frequency ultrasound can be used as an effective, adjuvant technique in the clinical follow-up of morphea plaque lesions in the levels of dermis and hypodermis
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Objective: Low frequency ultrasonographic examination is thought to be a successful adjuvant technique for determination of skin layers and tissue perfusion patterns in localized scleroderma. We aimed to identify the role of this technique in the clinical follow-up via investigation of basic parameters such as skin thickness, elasticity, echogenicity and vascularity in patients diagnosed with morphea by histopathology.Methods: Thirty-five plaque lesions of nineteen patients with morphea and symmetric, uninvolved cutaneous areas were compared by ultrasound in terms of mean skin thickness, elasticity index and elasticity ratio. The associations between the skin thickness and thickness score, elasticity score and elasticity index, echogenicity score and vascularity score were investigated in all tissue levels.Results: Of the morphea lesions, while the mean dermal skin thickness and dermal elasticity ratio were decreased compared to normal skin, the dermal vascularity was solely increased with an increase of the tissue thickness. Only the mean skin thickness was found to be significantly lower compared to the normal skin areas in the hypodermis of the morphea plaque lesions.Conclusion: Low frequency ultrasound can be used as an effective, adjuvant technique in the clinical follow-up of morphea plaque lesions in the levels of dermis and hypodermis

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Amaç: Düşük frekanslı ultrasonografik incelemenin lokalize sklerodermada deri tabakalarını ve dokuların perfüzyon paternlerini belirleyen başarılı bir yardımcı teknik olduğu düşünülmektedir. Histopatolojik olarak morfea tanısı olan olgularda lezyonlu derinin kalınlığı, elastisitesi, ekojenitesi ve vaskülaritesi gibi temel parametrelere bakılarak düşük frekanslı ultrason tekniğinin klinik takipteki rolünün belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır.Yöntemler: Morfealı 19 olgunun 35 plak lezyonu ile simetrisinde bulunan normal deri alanları ultrason aracıyla ortalama deri kalınlığı, elastisite indeksi, ve elastisite oranı açıdan karşılaştırıldı. Deri kalınlığı ile kalınlık skoru, elastisite skoru, elastisite indeksi, ekojenite skoru ve vaskülarite skoru arasındaki ilişkiler tüm doku seviyelerinde araştırıldı.Bulgular: Morfea lezyonlarında normal deriye oranla ortalama dermal deri kalınlığı ve dermal elastisite oranı azalırken, artan deri kalınlığı ile yalnızca dermal vaskülarite artmaktaydı. Hipodermiste normal deri alanlarına oranla morfea plak lezyonlarında yalnızca ortalama deri kalınlığı anlamlı oranda düşük bulundu.Sonuç: Düşük frekanslı ultrason dermis ve hipodermis seviyelerinde morfea plak lezyonlarının klinik takibinde etkili bir yardımcı teknik olarak kullanılabilir

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BALEVİ, A., ÜSTÜNER, P., EREN, A., ÖZDEMİR, M. (2022). Low Frequency Ultrasonography in Plaque-Type Morphea. Türk Dermatoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 11 - Sayı: 3, 123–130. https://ajindex.com/articles/621586

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