Atrophodermia vermiculata: case report and review of the literature

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2003 Jan;17(1):70-2. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2003.00517.x.

Abstract

A 21-year-old woman with an 11-year history of symmetric reticular atrophy on both cheeks, pre-auricular areas, and forehead is presented. The depressions gave a worm-eaten appearance to the skin. Histopathological findings from a biopsy specimen of lesional skin revealed an atrophic follicle. The connective tissue showed mild inflammation in perifollicular and perivascular distribution. The hair follicle was widely dilated and was filled with a keratotic plug. This case points out many of the outstanding clinical and histopathological features of atrophodermia vermiculata as described previously. Atrophodermia vermiculata appears to be one of a group of closely related conditions characterized by keratosis pilaris and atrophy of the skin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Atrophy / pathology
  • Facial Dermatoses* / epidemiology
  • Facial Dermatoses* / pathology
  • Female
  • Hair Follicle / pathology
  • Humans
  • Skin / pathology