Papillomatosis, Confluent And Reticulated, Acanthosis Nigricans - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

papillomatosis, confluent and reticulated acanthosis nigricans

Body Site

chest total body

Age

19 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

reticulated confluent

Color

brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

This 19 year old boy and his 17 year old brother developed widepsread confluent and reticulated scaly patches over the chest, abdomen and back. They both had velvety hyperpigmentation of the skin creases and bony prominences on the arms and legs. They were both healthy with normal growth and development. There was no family history of similar eruptions.

Description

reticulated hyperpigmented scaly patches

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1/28/2002 22:19:32

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