This document discusses using multiphoton microscopy (MPM) to non-invasively image hair follicles in patients with alopecia areata. MPM utilizes endogenous fluorophores and second harmonic generation to visualize hair follicles, keratinocytes, collagen, and elastin without staining. Images from patients with alopecia areata showed miniaturized and inflamed hair follicles compared to normal follicles. Measurements of follicles in alopecia areata found decreased follicle and shaft sizes. MPM has potential for bedside diagnosis of alopecia, monitoring treatment effects, and avoiding biopsies by salvaging hair follicles. Further work is needed to standardize the imaging protocol and establish diagnostic criteria
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In Vivo Imaging in Alopecia Areata Patients Using Multiphoton Microscopy
1. In Vivo Imaging in Alopecia Areata Patients
Using Multiphoton Microscopy
Jessica Lin,BSc1, Inga Saknite,PhD2, Manuel Valdebran,MD2, Mihaela Balu,PhD2, Griffin Lentsch,MSc2, Joshua N. Williams,BSc2,
Karsten Koenig,PhD2, Bruce J. Tromberg,PhD2, and Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska,MD, PhD1,2
1Department of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine, California
2Laser Microbeam and Medical Program, Beckman Laser Institute, Irvine, California
3. Clinical Diagnosis
• Pattern of hair loss
• Exclamation point hairs
• Dermoscopy
– Yellow dots
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4. Diagnosis of Alopecia Areata by
Histology – Gold Standard
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Normal Acute Chronic
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7. Endogenous Autofluorophores
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8. Contrast Mechanism: intrinsic fluorescence
combined with second harmonic generation
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2 photon
emission (2PE)
2nd harmonic
generation
(SHG)
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Autofluorophores - 2 photon emission (2PE)
10. Collagen is a nonlinear medium – 2nd
harmonic generation
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Images from Patient 1 (36 Male Alopecia Universalis)
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Image from Patient 1 (36 Male Alopecia Universalis)
20. Dilated follicular infundibula filled with orthokeratin
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Dermoscopy
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24. Next Steps
• Standardize imaging protocol
• Establish diagnostic criteria
• Creating nomenclature and vocabulary
• Unique and concurrent features
• Tuning for other tissue components
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25. Conclusion
• MPM is useful for research and clinical use
– Dermatology Trichology
– Morphological tool
– Diagnosis of alopecia
– Research