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Idiopathic congenital atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini

2015; BMJ; Volume: 100; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/archdischild-2015-309498

1468-2044

Andrea Bassi, Giulia Remaschi, Elisa Margherita Difonzo, Antonella Greco, Anna Maria Buccoliero, Teresa Giani, Flavio Facchini, Rolando Cimaz, Maurizio de Martino,

RNA regulation and disease

A 3-year-old boy with no significant family history presented to our dermatology service with a well circumscribed 19×8 cm, brown-coloured, atrophic plaque with a cliff-drop border and slight induration, localised on the lower back (figure 1). Medical history was unremarkable excepting for active atopic dermatitis. The lesion was reported to be present since birth and had been growing in size, without any changes in aspect. Histological examination of the skin biopsy showed a non-specific perivascular mild inflammatory infiltrate on papillary dermis (figure 2). Figure 1 Large brown-coloured, atrophic plaque …