atrophoderma neuriticum

atrophoderma neuriticum
a condition following nerve injury, usually in a limb, in which the skin becomes erythematous and then gray, shiny, and ivorylike; it may be associated with alopecia, skin fissuring, and ulceration.

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  • atrophoderma — Atrophy of the skin that may occur either in discrete localized areas or in widespread areas. SEE ALSO: anetoderma. SYN: atrophia cutis. a. albidum stocking like type of atrophy affecting the extremities, probably congenital; first noted in early …   Medical dictionary

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