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POIKILODERMA [1 record]

Record 1 2011-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A skin disorder characterized by pigmentation, telangiectasia, purpura, pruritus, and atrophy. Occasionally seen in dermatomyositis and polymyositis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Association d'érythèmes télangiectasiques, de pigmentation et d'atrophie, disposés en réseau et prenant ainsi un aspect bigarré, correspondant à une forme particulière d'atrophie cutanée pouvant s'observer dans diverses affections, certaines acquises (parapsoriasis, dermatomyosite, mélanose de Riehl), d'autres congénitales ou familiales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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