Unintended widespread facial autoinoculation of varicella by home microneedling roller device
| Autor: | Hayley W. Leatham, Anne Lynn S. Chang, Linna Guan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Varicella zoster virus VZV - Varicella-zoster virus Scars Case Report Dermatology Depth of penetration medicine.disease_cause infection VZV varicella zoster virus 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine PCR polymerase chain reaction zoster 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Medicine medicine.symptom business microneedling roller Autoinoculation Transdermal |
| Zdroj: | JAAD Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 2352-5126 |
| Popis: | Microneedling was first described in the medical literature in 1995 to treat scars and rhytides1 by induction of collagen and elastin synthesis through microtrauma.2 In addition, individual microneedles have been attached to rollers to increase efficiency of puncturing the skin, such as for transdermal drug delivery to treat melasma.3, 4, 5 Depth of penetration has been described as ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 mm, which is sufficient to penetrate the papillary dermis.6 More recently, home microneedling systems use has grown and are commercially available at very low cost.4 However, data on the safety of home microneedling systems are scarce. Here we present a case of unintentional widespread facial autoinoculation of varicella zoster virus (VZV) after the use of a home microneedling system. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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