Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini

Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini
Classification and external resources
ICD-10	L90.3
DiseasesDB	29802
eMedicine	article/1073949

Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini (also known as "Dyschromic and atrophic variation of scleroderma,"^[1] "Morphea plana atrophica,"^[1] "Sclérodermie atrophique d'emblée"^[1]) is a disease characterized by large lesions with a sharp peripheral border dropping into a depression with no outpouching, which, on biopsy, elastin is normal, while collagen may be thickened.^[2] Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini affects less than 200,000 Americans and is classified as a rare disease by http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov...") The disease results in round or oval patches of hyper-pigmented skin. The darkened skin patches may sometimes have a bluish or purplish hue when they first appear and are often smooth to the touch and hairless.

See also

• Scleroderma
• List of cutaneous conditions

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0. 
2. ^ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). Page 1029. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071380760.

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