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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

keratosis pilaris

Body Site

arm

Age

12 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This 12-year-old girl complained of persistent red papules on her arms, cheeks, and thighs. Lesions improved slightly with topical lactic acid containing emollients.

Description

symmetric red sand paperlike follicular papules

Categories

papulosquamous eruptions genodermatosis/genetic disorder

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11/4/2003 7:22:47

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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