Annular lipoatrophy of the ankles - 09/08/11
Correspondence to: Nancy B. Esterly, MD, Department of Dermatology, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226.Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Abstract |
Lipoatrophic panniculitis likely represents a group of disorders characterized by an inflammatory panniculitis followed by lipoatrophy. It occurs locally in a variety of settings and has been reported in the literature under various terms, including annular atrophic connective tissue panniculitis of the ankles, annular and semicircular lipoatrophy, abdominal lipoatrophy, and connective tissue panniculitis. Herein, a case of annular lipoatrophy of the ankles is described in a 6-year-old girl with autoimmune thyroid disease. Histologically, a mixed lobular panniculitis with lipophages was present. This pattern resembles that seen in lipoatrophic panniculitis. After a single, acute episode of an inflammatory process with subsequent lipoatrophy, her skin lesions have stabilized for 2 years requiring no treatment.
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| Supported by Stiefel Laboratories. Funding sources: None. Conflicts of interest: None identified. This case was presented at the American Academy of Dermatology national meeting, March 21-6, 2003, San Francisco, CA for the Gross and Microscopic Symposium. Reprints not available from the authors. |
Vol 54 - N° 2S
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