Catalog

Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/454351890

This is considered to be an atrophic variant of morphoea. One or more round or oval patches of atrophic skin measuring up to many centimetres in diameter develop insidiously and without symptoms, usually in the second or third decade of life. The patches are smooth, slate-coloured or violet brown, and are slightly depressed below the level of the entirely normal surrounding skin. The back is almost always involved, the chest and abdomen frequently, and the proximal parts of the limbs occasionally. The patches extend very slowly, increase in number for 10 years or more, and then usually persist unchanged.