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poikiloderma

A variegated hyperpigmentation & telangiectasias of the skin followed by atrophy. Etiology: 1) associated with facial erythema of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) 2) associated with heliotrope eruption, Grotton's papules & exfoliative dermatitis of dermatomyositis Microscopic Pathology: - mild basal damage - epidermal atrophy - pigment incontinence - vascular dilatation - papillary dermis Clinical manifestations: 1) hyperpigmentation 2) hypopigmentation 3) epidermal atrophy 4) telangiectasias

Related

dermatomyositis systemic lupus erythematosus

Specific

Kindler syndrome (hereditary acrokeratotic poikiloderma) poikiloderma of Civatte

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
  2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998