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Eczematised atrophie blanche on the shin
Keywords: Creamy-white scarring, Eczematous rash, Female, Leg, Lower leg, Regressing ulcer, Shin, Stippled dotted vessels, Vascular disorder
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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