Dermatitis, Atopic, Lichenification, Ichthyosis, Vulgaris - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

dermatitis, atopic lichenification ichthyosis, vulgaris

Body Site

total body arm leg thigh

Age

26 months

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

confluent

Color

brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

generalized, disseminated acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This toddler with severe atopic dermatitis demonstrates chronically hyperpigmented confluent excoriated plaques which were most prominent on the extremities. Even when he was under good control she had coarse noninflammatory scales on the lower legs typical of ichthyosis vulgaris.

Description

confluent hyperpigmented scaly excoriated lichenified plaques

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11/25/2003 8:16:14

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