Striae Distensae, Stretch Marks - DermAtlas

Contributor

Hisham Abdel Hafez, MD

Diagnosis

striae distensae stretch marks

Body Site

abdomen trunk thigh

Age

22 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

linear

Color

purple

Morphology

depressed (atrophy, loss of soft tissue,scar)

Pattern

symmetric generalized, disseminated

Comments

This 22-year-old man developed linear to arcuate reddish-brown atrophic bands on his abdomen, shoulders, hips, and legs a year earlier. He was healthy and denied exogenous exposure to androgens.

Description

atrophic purple linear and arcuate bands

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9/9/2003 17:37:06

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