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Scale overlying atrophie blanche (AB-patient5)
Keywords: 81 years, Clinical image, Faint ivory-white scarring, Female, Leg, Lower leg, Shin, Stippled dotted vessels, Vascular disorder, White scale, Xerosis
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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