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Frederick J. Szymanski, M.D.; Frederick D. Malkinson, M.D.

Arch Dermatol. 1961;84(5):858-867.

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Circumscribed Atrophy. Presented by DR. M. PAUL LAZAR and (by invitation) DR. WILLIAM LIVINGSTON, DR. ERWIN LEVINSON, and DR. J. HASEGAWA.

The patient is a 42-year-old white man who first noted the onset of small, pigmented lesions of the lower trunk in 1945. The lesions steadily enlarged until recently, but there have been no accompanying symptoms. No treatment has been prescribed.

Past history revealed that the patient had hypertensive and rheumatic heart disease with aortic stenosis and left ventricular hypertrophy. He also had Laennec's cirrhosis. There was no family history of skin disorders.

Laboratory Data.—

Complete blood count and differential white count, hemoglobin, HCT, ASO titer, serum transaminase, blood urea nitrogen, cholesterol, blood glucose, skeletal survey including skull, intravenous pyelogram, and chest x-ray were all within normal limits. Serology was negative. Phenolsulfophthalein 10%, 16%; cephalin flocculation 3+; BSP 9.5; thymol turbidity 3; total protein 7.6 gm. % with albumin 4.7 and . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Submitted for publication May 4, 1961.

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