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Samantha Carp, BS; Maj Robert F. Moreland, USAF, MC; COL Kathleen David-Bajar, MC, USA; Dirk M. Elston, MD
Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Houston, Tex (Ms Carp and Drs Moreland and David-Bajar), and Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pa (Dr Elston)

Arch Dermatol. 2005;141:1161-1166.

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REPORT OF A CASE

A 72-year old Hispanic woman presented with a 2-year history of pruritic plaques on her breasts (Figure 1), umbilicus, and vulva. Her right nipple had also retracted since the onset of her symptoms. Her medical history was significant for mild hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and mild arthritis. A mammogram that had been obtained 6 months earlier had shown no abnormalities.

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On physical examination, well-defined reddish brown plaques were seen around the right nipple and areola, on the medial aspect of the left breast, and in the periumbilical region. The plaques were more erythematous at the periphery of the lesions. The right nipple was retracted. Biopsy specimens were obtained from the periphery of the plaque from the right breast and areola (Figure 2). A biopsy specimen of perilesional skin . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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