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

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

dermatitis, atopic eczema (dermatitis, atopic) lichenification

Body Site

hand wrist arm

Age

14 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This adolescent had chronic atopic dermatitis with prominent follicular papules on the dorsal aspect of his hands and wrists. He admitted to episodic rubbing and scratching of the hands and forearms. He also had scattered lesions on his shins. He improved with topical steroids and non-steroidal antiinflammatory medications.

Description

symmetric thickened hyperpigmented follicular papules

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8/26/2003 23:08:12

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