Keratosis Pilaris - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

keratosis pilaris

Body Site

back

Age

13 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

follicular

Color

skin color

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric generalized, disseminated

Comments

This adolescent boy complained of persistent red cheeks with multiple symmetric sandpaperlike papules. The follicular papules appeared on the cheeks, arms, and legs by 6 months of age and become more widespread when he was a toddler.

Description

symmetric blanching erythema and multiple tiny sandpaper like follicular papules

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3/2/2002 16:15:42

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