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Self teaching module for the influence of culture and pigment on skin conditions in children

James G. Dinulos, MD and Elinor A. Graham, MD, MPH
Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Spring 1999

Category 2: Exaggerated Cutaneous Reaction Patterns to Injury and Inflammation

Lichenification and Secondary Infection

Photo 10: Lichenification and Secondary Infection

Inadequate treatment of atopic dermatitis in this patient has resulted in secondary infection. Hyperpigmentation is present where there has been secondary infection. Lichenification developed where there has been scratching of the popliteal fossa.





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Photo 11: Mongoloid Spots on Buttocks

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