Keratosis Pilaris - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

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Shahbaz A. Janjua, MD

Diagnosis

keratosis pilaris

Body Site

thigh

Age

22 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

follicular

Color

red brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This 22-year-old man complained of dry scaly sandpaper like papules on the extensor surfaces of his upper arms and thighs for as long as he could remember. His father had similar lesions. He improved to some extent with topical tretinoin 0.05 percent .

Description

symmetric sandpaper like follicular papules

Image Added

9/29/2003 22:15:15

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