Psoriasis, Koebner Phenomenon - DermAtlas

Contributor

Rakhesh SV, MD

Diagnosis

psoriasis koebner phenomenon

Body Site

hip trunk

Age

68 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

linear

Color

brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

This 68-year-old man with extensive psoriasis vulgaris had clearing of the psoriatic lesions along the site of constant friction of the sacred thread he wears around his hip. This phenomenon, clearing of psoriasis following injury, has been termed as a reverse Köbner reaction.

Description

normal band of skin within a confluent scaly plaque

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2/21/2005 22:46:01

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