Striae Distensae, Stretch Marks - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

striae distensae stretch marks

Body Site

back

Age

15 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

linear transverse

Color

purple

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

midline central (centrifugal - trunk predominant)

Comments

This healthy adolescent boy who grew over 6 inches during the last year developed striae on his lower back. Although the lesions were not symptomatic, he was very distressed by the appearance.

Description

narrow transverse atrophic purple plaques

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9/16/2006 18:51:15

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