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A small erosion arising in an area of atrophie blanche (AB-patient7)
Keywords: 72 years, Clinical image, Dotted vessels, Erosion, Female, Ivory-white scar, 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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