Two case reports of atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini on the neck
Keywords:
atrophy, dermis, elastic tissue, neck.Abstract
Background: The atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini is a rare entity, characterized as idiopathic especially on the trunk and extremities.
Presentation of cases: Case 1. Woman of 57 years of age with a 10-year history of an asymptomatic atrophic gray area of 3 x 2 cm in the neck. Case 2. A 65-year old man with two years of evolution of a left anterior cervical lesion of about 10 cm atrophy of greyish brown coloration.
The clinical presentation of the atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini of idiopathic appearance, the neck area is a location that has been rarely described. Two cases that have similar characteristics in their location are presented.
Author Biographies
Giancarlo Alberto Fajardo, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Médico, residente de Dermatología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia.
Juan Raúl Castro, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Médico dermatólogo; docente asociado, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, E.S.E. Centro Dermatológico Federico Lleras Acosta, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia.
Diana Sofía Lozano, Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas
Médica general, Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia.
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