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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

scar trauma scar, neonatal

Body Site

abdomen

Age

3 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

white/hypo

Morphology

depressed (atrophy, loss of soft tissue,scar)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 3-year-old boy developed atrophic scars on his abdominal wall following a 3 month stay in the nursery intensive care unit for prematurity. These scars probably resulted from traumatic injuries from monitor leads and/or adhesive tape.

Description

atrophic hypopigmented well demarcated oval and stellate scars

Categories

neonatal dermatology

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8/19/2009 23:08:48

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