title: [In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy in dermatology: a proposal concerning French terminology].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a recently introduced non-invasive imaging technique allowing real-time examination of the skin in vivo. Whereas a substantial literature concerning RCM exists in English, so far there is no official terminology in French, despite the fact that an ever-growing number of French-speaking dermatologists now use this new imaging technique. The aim of the present study is to propose a French terminology for RCM in order to allow French-speaking dermatologists to communicate in a precise and homogeneous language on this topic.
  
  
  METHODS
  A group of French-speaking dermatologists with solid experience of RCM, members of the Non-invasive Cutaneous Imaging group of the French Society of Dermatology, endeavored to suggest terms in French concerning RCM. Each group member dealt with a specific paragraph. The members exchanged comments via email and the terminology was finalized during a meeting of the group members in Paris in June 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Descriptive terms referring to the RCM aspects of normal and diseased skin were proposed. Some of these already existed, being used in routine dermatopathology, while other specific terms were created or adapted from the English terminology.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This terminology will allow French-speaking dermatologists using RCM to communicate their findings in a homogeneous language. It may be enriched in the future by the introduction of additional terms describing new aspects of both normal and, especially, diseased skin.
authors.affiliation: Clinique dermatologique, groupement hospitalier Ed.-Herriot, CHU de Lyon, 5, place d'Arsonval, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France. Electronic address: jean.kanitakis@univ-lyon1.fr.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kanitakis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bahadoran
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Debarbieux
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Labeille
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Perrot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vabres
mesh_terms: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000592:standards; D003199:Computer Systems; D003880:Dermatology / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal / Q000145:classification* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012867:Skin / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D002352:Carrier Proteins; C454440:UBXN11 protein, human
keywords: Dermatologie; Dermatology; Français; French; Imagerie non invasive; Microscopie confocale; Non-invasive imaging; Reflectance confocal microscopy; Terminologie; Terminology