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. 2017 Mar-Apr;62(2):214-215.
doi: 10.4103/ijd.IJD_469_16.

Linear Atrophoderma of Moulin over Face: An Exceedingly Rare Entity

Ivoreen Darung  1 , Olympia Rudra  1 , Ayan Samanta  1 , Megha Agarwal  1 , Arghyaprasun Ghosh  1
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Linear Atrophoderma of Moulin over Face: An Exceedingly Rare Entity

Ivoreen Darung et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2017 Mar-Apr.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a and b) Linear hyperpigmented atrophic plaque, with depressed margins along Blaschko's lines
Figure 2
Figure 2
Epidermal atrophy along with dense melanin deposition along the basal layer with apparently normal sub cutaneous tissue (H and E, ×40)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Sparse perivascular and periappendageal lymphocytic infiltrate with slight thickening of collagen bundles in the dermis with no evidence of sclerosis or atrophy of the appendages (highlighted with arrows) (H and E, ×100)
Figure 4
Figure 4
High power view showing the difference between normal and atrophic skin (an arrow highlighting the junction) (H and E, ×400)
Figure 5
Figure 5
Verhoeff–van Gieson stain showed normal elastic tissue (×100)
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