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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

striae distensae

Body Site

back

Age

15 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

linear grouped, clustered

Color

purple red

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

midline symmetric

Comments

This healthy adolescent, who was growing quickly, developed striae on his lower back. He was on no medications, and his growth and development were normal.

Description

narrow parallel transverse linear atrophic violaceous plaques

Categories

atrophy linear eruptions normal physiologic variant

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1/1/2012 11:56:09

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