Catalog

Stretch marks

EE40.1

Link to WHO Definition

Stretch marks – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2031932143

Linear scars attributable to rupture of the normal dermal matrix from distension by abnormal physical forces (pregnancy, obesity, pubertal growth spurt), increased collagenase activity (corticosteroids) or as a result of genetically abnormal dermal matrix proteins.

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