title: Cyanoacrylate skin surface stripping and the 3S-Biokit advent in tropical dermatology: a look from Liège.
abstract: In the dermatopathology field, some simple available laboratory tests require minimum equipment for establishing a diagnosis. Among them, the cyanoacrylate skin surface stripping (CSSS), formerly named skin surface biopsy or follicular biopsy, represents a convenient low cost procedure. It is a minimally invasive method collecting a continuous sheet of stratum corneum and horny follicular casts. In the vast majority of cases, it is painless and is unassociated with adverse events. CSSS can be performed in subjects of any age. The method has a number of applications in diagnostic dermatopathology and cosmetology, as well as in experimental dermatology settings. A series of derived analytic procedures include xerosis grading, comedometry, corneofungimetry, corneodynamics of stratum corneum renewal, corneomelametry, corneosurfametry, and corneoxenometry.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Skin Bioengineering and Imaging, Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Gérald E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Piérard
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Skin Bioengineering and Imaging, Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium ; Department of Dermatopathology, Unilab Lg, University Hospital of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Claudine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piérard-Franchimont
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatopathology, Unilab Lg, University Hospital of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Paquet
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatopathology, Unilab Lg, University Hospital of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Trinh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hermanns-Lê
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Unilab Lg, University Hospital of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8305-6864
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Radermacher
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatopathology, Unilab Lg, University Hospital of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium ; Department of Pathology, Unilab Lg, University Hospital of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Delvenne
mesh_terms: D002615:Chemexfoliation / Q000379:methods*; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003880:Dermatology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014330:Tropical Medicine / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D003879:Dermatologic Agents