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Case Reports
. 2023 Sep 9:41:13-16.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.08.032. eCollection 2023 Nov.

Bullous striae distensae on Fitzpatrick scale V skin

Laeshelle Basanoo  1 , Narendra Persad  2 , Akil Olliverrie  3 , Rajeev P Nagassar  4 , Salma Mohammed  1 , Jarred Brewster  1
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Bullous striae distensae on Fitzpatrick scale V skin

Laeshelle Basanoo et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Caribbean; Cushing’s syndrome; Fitzpatrick scale V; bullae; bullous disorders; bullous striae distensae; hypoalbuminemia; hypoproteinemia; melanated skin; skin of colour; stretch marks; striae distensae.

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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
Photograph illustrating multiple fluid-filled bullous striae distensae in the distribution of her pre-existing striae of the right abdomen and flank, along with notable pedal edema (whitearrow), extending to the anterior superior iliac spine.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Photograph demonstrating aspiration of serous, straw colored fluid from a tense bullous striae on the right flank, for further evaluation.
Fig 3
Fig 3
Photograph illustrating both persistence (whitearrow) and partial resolution (red arrow) of the bullous striae distensae.
Fig 4
Fig 4
Photograph of right flank illustrating complete resolution of the bullous striae distensae.
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