Atrophic papulosis: the wedge-shaped skin necrosis overlays an active lesion

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane and Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, Dessau, Germany.
² Rheumatology, Albany Medical College, Ballston Spa, NY, USA.
³ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

C C Zouboulis et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Oct.

. 2021 Oct;35(10):e672-e674.

doi: 10.1111/jdv.17377. Epub 2021 Jun 8.

¹ Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane and Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, Dessau, Germany.
² Rheumatology, Albany Medical College, Ballston Spa, NY, USA.
³ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

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