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Reticulated white scars with enlarged central vessels due to atrophie blanche
Keywords: 69 years, Dermoscopy, Female, Ivory-white scarring, Lateral lower leg, Leg, Scab, Stippled dotted vessels, Vascular disorder, White scab
Atrophie blanche (white atrophy) is the name given to a particular type of scarring with ivory-white plaques accompanied by peripheral hyperpigmentation and telangiectasia. These usually occur on the lower extremities.
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