Atrophodermia vermiculata
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Atrophodermia vermiculata (also known as "Acne vermoulante," "Acne vermoulanti," "Atrophoderma reticulata symmetrica faciei," "Atrophoderma reticulatum," "Atrophoderma vermiculata," "Atrophoderma vermiculatum," "Atrophodermia reticulata symmetrica faciei," "Atrophodermia ulerythematosa," "Atrophodermie vermiculée des joues avec kératoses folliculaires," "Folliculitis ulerythema reticulata," "Folliculitis ulerythematous reticulata," "Folliculitis ulerythemosa," "Honeycomb atrophy," "Ulerythema acneforme," and "Ulerythema acneiforme") presents with erythematous follicular papules
on the cheeks in childhood, and, with time, the lesions develop into pit-like depressions.
Papule
A papule is a circumscribed, solid elevation of skin with no visible fluid, varying in size from a pinhead to 1 cm.With regard to the quote "...varying in size from a pinhead to 1cm," depending on which text is referenced, some authors state the cutoff between a papule and a plaque as 0.5cm,...
on the cheeks in childhood, and, with time, the lesions develop into pit-like depressions.
See also
- Skin lesion
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- UlerythemaUlerythemaUlerythema is a term that means "scar plus redness," and may be used to refer to several different cutaneous conditions, including atrophoderma vermiculatum and keratosis pilaris atrophicans faciei....
- List of cutaneous conditions