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Granulocyte-dependent Autoantibody-induced Skin Blistering
Published on: October 12, 2012
[Disseminated atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini with blaschkoid appearance]
Thilo Gambichler1,2, Kathrin Noldes3, Andrea von Stemm4
1Klinik für Dermatologie, Christliches Klinikum Unna, Obere Husemannstr. 2, 59423, Unna, Deutschland. t.gambichler@hospitalverbund.de.
Abstract:
The rare atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini (APP) is most commonly attributed to the disease spectrum of morphea, alongside atrophoderma Moulin. We report the case of a young woman with an unusually extensive presentation of APP, which partially exhibited a blaschkoid pattern. The clinically unobservable atrophy of the corium could be confirmed using an additive diagnostic procedure with 12 MHz ultrasound.
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