Erythema Dyschromicum Perstans - DermAtlas

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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

erythema dyschromicum perstans

Body Site

axilla (armpit)

Age

17 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

Color

gray brown

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

Comments

This adolescent developed slowly progressive well demarcated gray-brown maculesin her axillae and groin over a year. The lesions were not symptomatic nor associated with preceding erythema. Skin biopsy showed a mild lichenoid inflammatory process with marked pigment incontinence.

Description

well demarcated gray-brown macules

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2/12/2001 22:15:14

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