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Narrow\u2010band reflectance spectrophotometry (NBRS) is an objective, non\u2010invasive technique of measuring erythema and hyperpigmentation severity, yet has not been extensively studied in LoS.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>The aim of this research was to compare the spectrophotometric results with thermographic examination of LoS lesions.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The lesions were assessed using the Localized Scleroderma Assessment Tool (LoSCAT), Dyspigmentation, Induration, Erythema, and Telangiectasias (DIET) score, NBRS and IRT. The difference in the erythema index (\u0394EI), melanin index (\u0394MI) and average temperature Tavg (\u0394Tavg) were calculated between each lesion and its normal control.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fifty\u2010five patients with 49 active and 64 inactive LoS lesions were examined. The \u0394EI strongly correlated with the erythema (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u20090.62, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0000002) and DIET score (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u20090.66, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0000001) and moderately correlated with the telangiectasias score (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u20090.58, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.00001). \u0394MI showed strong correlation with the dyspigmentation score (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u20090.65, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0000001). There was a strong correlation between the \u0394Tavg and the erythema score (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u20090.7, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.000001). A moderate correlation between the \u0394 EI and \u0394Tavg was found in active LoS lesions (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u20090.53, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Narrow\u2010band reflectance spectrophotometry may be a complementary method for determining erythema in LoS active lesions, although this technique remains inferior to IRT, because is unable to distinct between active and inactive lesions. 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