KMID : 0363219940320010198
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Korean Journal of Dermatology 1994 Volume.32 No. 1 p.198 ~ p.201
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A Case of 'Dirty Neck' of Atopics
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Abstract
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We report a case of 'Dirty Neck' in a 27-yer-old male suffering from severe atopic dermatitis. 'Dirty Neck', a reticulate pigmentation of the anterior and anterolateral aspects of the neck, is a specific finding in some subjects with atopic
dermatitis.
Two groups have been indentified. One is found in older patients with severe atopic dermatitis whose pigmentary lesions develop after puberty and show little seasonal variation. The other is found in younger patients with mild eczema who have a
increase
in pigment during the summer.
Our patient showed a dark brown colored, linear, reticulate pigmentation of the neck, especially anterolateral aspect regarded as the former group.
More comprehensive and detailed clinical study is needed to evaluate the importance of this entity in regard to as a minor clinical feature of Korean atopic dermatitis. ( Kor J Dermatol 1994 ; 32(1) : 198~201)
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