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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

striae distensae stretch marks

Body Site

back

Age

13 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

linear

Color

red brown

Morphology

depressed (atrophy, loss of soft tissue,scar)

Pattern

symmetric central (centrifugal - trunk predominant)

Comments

This healthy 15 year old girl was very distressed by striae that suddenly appeared on his back while he was experiencing a growth spurt. Note the 2 scars from biopsies of moles.

Description

atrophic hyperpigmented red transverse plaques

Categories

atrophy normal variants hyperpigmentation

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10/6/2002 22:10:55

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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