Prurigo Nodularis - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

prurigo nodularis

Body Site

leg shin

Age

11 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

brown

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

This 11-year-old boy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder developed lichenified papules and nodules on his shins. The largest lesions were 3 cm hyperpigmented hairy plaques with central erythema and hypopigmentation symmetrically distributed on the mid shins.

Description

lichenified hyperpigmented and hypopigmented plaques with increased hair

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9/10/2004 8:20:39

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