Table 3.
RCM and histopathology findings | Incidence
|
Agreement (%) | Kappa* | p-value | |
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Histopathology; n (%) | RCM; n (%) | ||||
Epidermal lymphocytes | 28 (97) | 29 (100) | 97 | 0.90† | |
Melanophages in dermis | 5 (17) | 7 (24) | 86 | 0.58 | 0.007 |
Pautrier collections | 17 (59) | 22 (76) | 69 | 0.32 | 0.03 |
DEJ lymphocytes | 23 (79) | 20 (69) | 62 | 0.24† | |
Perivascular infiltrate | 19 (66) | 8 (28) | 55 | 0.21 | 0.05 |
Dermal lymphocytes | 4 (14) | 11 (38) | 61 | 0.16 | 0.14 |
Perifollicular infiltrate | 3 (10) | 5 (17) | 79 | 0.14 | 0.21 |
Blood vessel dilation | 18 (62) | 26 (90) | 66 | 0.15 | 0.14 |
DEJ, Dermal-epidermal junction; RCM, Reflectance confocal microscopy.
Overall agreement is κ = 0.41, p < 0.001.
Prevalence and bias-adjusted kappa (PABAK), p-value is not reported.