Dermatitis, Atopic, Acanthosis Nigricans - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

dermatitis, atopic acanthosis nigricans

Body Site

hand

Age

10 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

Color

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

Comments

A 10 year old boy with atopic dematitis had the most severe disease on the tops of his hands. He improved with moisturizers and topical steroids as well as avoidance of irritants. Note the hyperpigmentation of acanthosis nigricans over his knuckles and proximal interphalyngeal joints.

Description

excoriated papules and scaly patches on the tops of the hands

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12/30/2000 13:54:45

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