B. Soorya, Jayakar Thomas, D. Manoharan and R. Sathya Narayanan

Department of Dermatology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharat University, Chromepet, Chennai 600044, India.

DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bpj/731

Abstract

Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierni is a type of dermal atropy of unknown etiology. It presents as one or several, sharply depressed patches, with no   surrounding erythema and induration. Commonly occurs in young adults, usually in the trunk. Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini is primarily an atrophic variant of morphea or a separate distinct entity is still debated.

Keywords

Atrophoderma; young adult and cliff-drop borders

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Copy the following to cite this article: Soorya B, Thomas J, Manoharan D, Narayanan R. S. Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini - A Case Report. Biomed Pharmacol J 2015;8(October Spl Edition)

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