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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

skin popping drug abuse scar

Body Site

arm

Age

38 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

brown

Morphology

fibrosis (scar, increased collagen)

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This recovered 38-year-old drug addict demonstrates healed scars resulting from intradermal cocaine injections.

Description

0.5-1.5 cm annular hyperpigmented depressed plaques with fibrotic hypopigmented centers

Categories

environmental injury drug reaction

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3/29/2006 23:13:25

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