Dermatitis, Atopic, Lichenification - DermAtlas

Contributor

Will Sorey, MD

Diagnosis

dermatitis, atopic lichenification

Body Site

ankle leg

Age

7 months

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

discrete confluent

Color

brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

generalized, disseminated

Comments

This 7-month-old boy had a lifelong history of itchy dry scaly patches and plaques on his arms, legs, and face. Some of the patches became thickened and hyperpigmented from chronic scratching. This case was prepared by University of Mississippi year 4 medical student D. Paxton Jones.

Description

round lichenified hyperpigmented plaque

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7/28/2008 15:00:02

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