Dermatitis, Atopic, Eczema (dermatitis, Atopic) - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

dermatitis, atopic eczema (dermatitis, atopic)

Body Site

abdomen umbilicus (navel)

Age

11 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

follicular grouped, clustered

Color

brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

This 11 year old boy with longstanding atopic dermatitis developed a chronic follicular dermatitis on his abdomen. Avoidance of metal belt buckles and jeans snaps helped marginally. Pruritus and rash improved with the application of moderate potency topical steroids and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents.

Description

clustered lichenified follicular papules

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12/27/2002 23:37:35

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