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May 18th, 2022 - Infantile hemangioma (IH) often causes cosmetic disfigurement. Early intervention with propranolol for large, high-risk lesions is recommended in the American Academy of Pediatrics' Clinical Practice Guideline. Conversely, strategies for the manag...

Mar 1st, 2022 - Practice Essentials Anetoderma (anetos, Greek for slack) is a benign condition with focal loss of dermal elastic tissue, resulting in localized areas of flaccid or herniated saclike skin. The condition has been reported under various names, includ...

Mar 1st, 2022 - Practice Essentials Anetoderma (anetos, Greek for slack) is a benign condition with focal loss of dermal elastic tissue, resulting in localized areas of flaccid or herniated saclike skin. The condition has been reported under various names, includ...

Mar 1st, 2022 - Practice Essentials Anetoderma (anetos, Greek for slack) is a benign condition with focal loss of dermal elastic tissue, resulting in localized areas of flaccid or herniated saclike skin. The condition has been reported under various names, includ...

Jan 14th, 2022 - A previously healthy 28-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with respiratory failure and was found to have significant lymphadenopathy on her CT scan. A lymph node biopsy was performed; the pathology was consistent with a diagnosis of Hodg...

Dec 7th, 2021 - Boxed Warning section Physicians planning to use penicillamine should thoroughly familiarized themselves with its toxicity, special dosage considerations, and therapeutic benefits. Penicillamine should never be used casually. Each patient should r...

Jan 8th, 2021 - The Diagnosis: Anetoderma of Prematurity Anetoderma is a rare benign cutaneous disorder characterized by atrophic patches of skin due to dermal thinning. The term anetoderma is derived from the Greek words anetos (relaxed) and derma (skin).

Aug 9th, 2018 - To the Editor: Morphea, atrophoderma, guttate lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LS&A), anetoderma, and their subtypes are inflammatory processes ultimately leading to dermal remodeling. We report a case of a scaly, hypopigmented, macular rash that c.

Oct 27th, 2014 - The Diagnosis: Atrophic Pityriasis Versicolor Pityriasis versicolor lesions accompanied by skin atrophy were first reported by De Graciansky and Mery1 in 1971. Since then, few reports have been described and it remains a rare condition.

Anetoderma is a rare benign dermatosis caused by a loss of mid-dermal elastic tissue resulting in well-circumscribed areas of pouchlike herniations of flaccid skin. Anetoderma is classically categorized as either primary (idiopathic) or secondary.

The authors report a case of primary anetoderma in a 27-year-old black woman. Primary anetoderma is characterized by circumscribed oval plaques with overlying loose, wrinkled skin appearing as a depression or pouch-like protrusion of the skin.