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Stratum Corneum Desquamation

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Abstract

Desquamation is a regular process participating in the stratum corneum self-renewal. It is globally correlated with the intercorneocyte cohesion and binding forces. Scaliness and xerosis represent frequent disorders of desquamation. The methods of assessment rely either on spontaneous or forced desquamation. Presently, the most common procedures involve specially designed tapes and cyanoacrylate skin surface strippings. The corneocytes are possibly stained in vivo using fluorescent or chromatic dyes. Assessments rely on visual, gravimetric, photometric, specular light reflectance, and image analysis methods.

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Abbreviations

ACD:

Adhesive-coated disk

CSSS:

Cyanoacrylate skin surface stripping

DC:

Dansyl chloride

DHA:

Dihydroxyacetone

ETT:

Epidermal turnover time

NMF:

Natural moisturizing factor

SC:

Stratum corneum

SCMI:

Skin capacitance mapping/imaging

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  1. Laboratory of Skin Bioengineering and Imaging (LABIC), Liège University, Liège, Belgium

    Gérald E. Piérard, Trinh Hermanns-Lê & Claudine Piérard-Franchimont

  2. Service de Dermatopathologie, CHU du Sart Tilman, 4000, Liège, Belgium

    Gérald E. Piérard, Trinh Hermanns-Lê & Claudine Piérard-Franchimont

  3. Department of Dermatopathology, Unilab Lg, University Hospital of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium

    Trinh Hermanns-Lê

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  1. Medecine Vasculaire Lab. Ingénierie et de Biologie Cutanées, CHU Besancon Service Dermatologie et, Besancon, France

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  3. Department of Dermatology, Saint Jacques University Hospital, Besançon, France

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  4. Univ. Besançon Dépt. Dermatologie, Besançon, France

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Piérard, G.E., Hermanns-Lê, T., Piérard-Franchimont, C. (2015). Stratum Corneum Desquamation. In: Humbert, P., Maibach, H., Fanian, F., Agache, P. (eds) Agache’s Measuring the Skin. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26594-0_25-1

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