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Dermoscopy of an area of atrophie blanche - ivory-white scarring with central dot vessels (AB-patient7)
Keywords: 72 years, Crust, Dermoscopy, Female, Scale, Small lateral erosion, Stippled dotted vessels, Vascular disorder, White structureless area
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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