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Early detection and targeted treatment are crucial. To the best of our knowledge, the correlation between RCM features and acne scar risk has never been assessed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study aims to explore if any specific morphological RCM feature is associated with acne scar formation and progression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Patients were subdivided into groups to compare average values or frequencies of each analyzed variable. To assess the significance of clinical changes between T0 and T1, Student's\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2010test and Chi\u2010squared test were performed. Odds ratios were calculated to estimate the relative risk of developing acne scars when a specific parameter was detected.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study demonstrates that, in a population predominantly constituted by IGA\u2009=\u20092 grade patients, clinical examination alone does not effectively identify the risk of novel acne scarring. The presence of RCM inflammatory infiltrate was significantly associated with an increased risk of scarring; OR 4.23 (CI: 2.05\u20138.71).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Identifying specific microscopic parameters, such as vascular changes and inflammatory infiltrate in the skin of acne patients, could be helpful to predict development of new acne scars, allowing for optimized therapies at early disease stages.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jocd.70661","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,25]],"date-time":"2026-04-25T05:20:14Z","timestamp":1777094414000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Atrophic Acne Scar Risk and Reflectance Confocal Microscopy Predictive Features"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"25","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3601-655X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marco","family":"Manfredini","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Policlinico di Modena University of Modena and Reggio Emilia  Modena Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Flavio","family":"Fiorito","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Policlinico di Modena University of Modena and Reggio Emilia  Modena Italy"},{"name":"Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia  Reggio Emilia Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tommaso","family":"Marchio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Policlinico di Modena University of Modena and Reggio Emilia  Modena Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Silvana","family":"Ciardo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Policlinico di Modena University of Modena and Reggio Emilia  Modena Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Caterina","family":"Longo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Policlinico di Modena University of Modena and Reggio Emilia  Modena Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_10_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaad.2022.04.021"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1067\/mjd.2001.113451"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_4_1","first-page":"566","article-title":"Prospective Study of Pathogenesis of Atrophic Acne Scars and Role of Macular Erythema","volume":"16","author":"Tan J.","year":"2017","journal-title":"Journal of Drugs in Dermatology"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/srt.13386"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889-021-10681-4"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_7_1","first-page":"24","article-title":"A Review of Acne in Ethnic Skin","volume":"3","author":"Davis E. 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