KERATOSIS PILARIS RUBRA ATROPHICANS FACIEI
- 1 July 1948
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 58 (1) , 41-46
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1948.01520200044005
Abstract
REPORT OF A CASE A WHITE girl, R. J., 16 years old, was first seen in July 1940. The condition of her skin had been present since early childhood and had not changed much. As shown in the genealogic chart, it was a hereditary condition and had resisted every type of treatment up to the time of examination. The photographs show the condition better than any description could. The profile view is identical with the picture in "Nouvelle pratique dermatologique."1 There were two different conditions of the skin present. The maxillary regions of both cheeks showed pigmentation of different shades, forming a network of light and dark brown flecks. The whole region was affected, without a single spot of normal skin inside the border on both cheeks. Close observation revealed fine scarring intermingled with small areas of chronic dark red inflammation. There was no facial down visible in the entireKeywords
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