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Gloria Juan-Carpena1, Juan Carlos Palazón-Cabanes1, Sandra Silva-Ortega2
1Department of Dermatology, Alicante University General Hospital, Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain.
Abstract:
A 4-year-old girl presented with a 2-month history of round, hypopigmented, slightly scaly patches measuring 1-6 cm and encircled by an erythematous halo, first appearing on the lower limbs then spreading to the whole body. Three biopsies were taken as the condition progressed, each showing a lymphocytic infiltrate affecting a medium-sized artery at the dermal-subcutaneous junction, with a concentric fibrin ring. These findings are characteristic of lymphocytic thrombophilic arteritis (LTA). The young age of our patient and the type of skin lesions she developed make this an atypical presentation of LTA, which usually manifests as hyperpigmented macules on the lower extremities, predominantly in dark-skinned women.
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