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Case Reports
. 2010 Mar 9;182(4):E184.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.091185. Epub 2010 Feb 16.

Acquired reactive perforating collagenosis

Alexander Kreuter  1 , Thilo Gambichler
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Case Reports

Acquired reactive perforating collagenosis

Alexander Kreuter et al. CMAJ. .
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Numerous erythematous plaques with central keratotic plugs on the upper back of a 58-year-old woman.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histopathologic image of one of the lesions (Elastica van Gieson stain, original magnification ×40), showing elimination of collagen bundles through the dermis into the epidermis. The central crusted keratotic plug contains keratin, cellular debris and collagen fibres.
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