Atrophie Blanche, Vasculitis, Vasculopathy - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

atrophie blanche vasculitis vasculopathy

Body Site

foot

Age

65 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

white/hypo red

Morphology

depressed (atrophy, loss of soft tissue,scar)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 65-year-old woman devloped recurrent painful ulcers on the top and side of her left foot for over a year. The ulcers healed with scars typical of atrophie blanche. Although a medium size arteritis was suspected, a biopsy from one of the scars showed reparative changes. Plans were made to rebiopsy the foot when the lesions recurred.

Description

stellate porcelain white atrophic scars with surrounding telangiectasias

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12/21/2004 22:40:47

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