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Terra firma forme dermatosis
T Raveh1, L T Gilead, M R Wexler
1Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Annals of Plastic Surgery
|November 28, 1997
Abstract:
New pigmented lesions with alarming properties should trigger the responsible physician to perform diagnostic procedures including biopsies, blood tests, and endocrinological evaluations. A unique pigmented dermatosis of unknown etiology, known as terra firma forme dermatosis, creates a cosmetic disturbance that might mislead experienced physicians and trigger unnecessary and expensive workups when all that is needed is a firm rubbing with 70% alcohol-impregnated applicators. We present a 17-year-old girl with such a lesion and discuss the diagnostic possibilities.