Narrow-Band Reflectance Spectrophotometry for the Assessment of Erythematous and Hyperpigmented Skin Lesions in Localized Scleroderma: A Preliminary Study

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Figure 1 Flowchart of study design. Research design for the evaluation of erythema and hyperpigmentation in localized scleroderma lesions.

Figure 2 Correlations between spectrophotometric measurements and visual assessments of (A and B) erythema and (C and D) hyperpigmentation in localized scleroderma lesions.

Abbreviations: EI, erythema index; ΔEI, EI_lesion- EI_normal; ΔEI_r%, relative percentage difference in the erythema index; MI, melanin index; ΔMI, (MI_lesion- MI_normal); ΔMI_r%, relative percentage difference in the melanin index.