Poikiloderma of Civatte[1] is a cutaneous condition and refers to reticulated red to red-brown skin patches with telangiectasias.[2] It is identifiable as a reddish-brown discoloration on the side of the neck, usually on both sides. It is more common in lighter-skinned individuals, in females rather than in males and more often affects middle-aged to elderly women. This disease is basically a change of the skin due to dilation of the blood vessels in the neck.[3] "Civatte" was the French dermatologist who first identified it in the 1920s.[3]
| Poikiloderma of Civatte | |
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| Specialty | Dermatology  |
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edit- ^ Geronemus, Roy (1990). "Poikiloderma of Civatte". Archives of Dermatology. 126 (4): 547–8. doi:10.1001/archderm.1990.01670280133038. PMID 2322008.
- ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
- ^ a b Poikiloderma of Civatte at eMedicine
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