Skin nontumor
Lichenoid and interface reaction patterns
Poikiloderma atrophicans vasculare
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Definition / general | Terminology | Clinical features | Microscopic (histologic) images | Differential diagnosisCite this page: Hamodat M. Poikiloderma atrophicans vasculare. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/skinnontumorpoikatrophicans.html. Accessed March 24th, 2023.
Definition / general
- Circumscribed violaceous erythema with associated telangiectasia, hypopigmentation and superficial atrophy
- Occurs in posterior shoulders, back, buttocks, V shaped area of the anterior neck and chest
- The differential diagnosis includes an atrophic form of mycosis fungoides and late dermatomyositis
Terminology
- Also called poikilodermatomyositis, large plaque parapsoriasis
Clinical features
- Violaceous to deep red lesions
Microscopic (histologic) images
Contributed by Asmaa Gaber Abdou, M.D.
30 year old woman with erythematous patches mainly on the trunk and limbs
Differential diagnosis
