Atrophoderma of Pierini and Pasini. "A Girl With Depressed Skin" A 17 year old girl presents with several circumscribed patches of abnormal skin over her trunk. These were first noticed 10 years ago... Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre
Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini may represent an end-stage (burnt-out) form of plaque-type morphea. It is characterized by atrophic plaques with well-defined cliff-drop borders, without marked inflammation or sclerosis. eMedicine. (Also see: Morphea Scleroderma)
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