Dermatitis, Contact Allergic, Dermatitis, Atopic - DermAtlas

Contributor

Kosman Sadek Zikry, MD

Diagnosis

dermatitis, contact allergic dermatitis, atopic

Body Site

abdomen suprapubic area

Age

8 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

confluent

Color

brown purple

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

This 8 year old girl complained of an itchy rash on her abdomen. She had a history of atopic dermatitis that was in remission except for the abdominal lesions. The dermatitis cleared with tapering topical steroids and avoidance of exposure to metal snaps and belts containing nickel.

Description

hyperpigmented lichenified crusted confluent patches

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12/8/2002 22:23:21

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