Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini

Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini
Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 L90.3
DiseasesDB 29802
eMedicine article/1073949

Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini (also known as "Dyschromic and atrophic variation of scleroderma,"[1] "Morphea plana atrophica,"[1] "Sclérodermie atrophique d'emblée"[1]) is a disease characterized by large lesions with a sharp peripheral border dropping into a depression with no outpouching, which, on biopsy, elastin is normal, while collagen may be thickened.[2] Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini affects less than 200,000 Americans and is classified as a rare disease by http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov...") The disease results in round or oval patches of hyper-pigmented skin. The darkened skin patches may sometimes have a bluish or purplish hue when they first appear and are often smooth to the touch and hairless.

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References

  1. ^ a b c Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0. 
  2. ^ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). Page 1029. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071380760.