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(A & B) Atrophic plaques on the left side of the trunk. [Copyright:  2013 Patsatsi et al.]
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A 17-year-old girl presented with a six-month history of multiple asymptomatic brownish atrophic plaques in a zosteriform distribution on the left side of her trunk (Figure 1).
Normal epidermis and broad dermis. [Copyright:  2013 Patsatsi et al.]
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Biopsy of a lesion showed a normal epidermis with increased pigmentation of the basal layer and a broad dermis with thickened collagen fibers and diminished periadnexal and subcutaneous fat tissue (Figures 2, 3, 4).
Normal epidermis with hyperpigmented basal layer. [Copyright:  2013 Patsatsi et al.]
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Biopsy of a lesion showed a normal epidermis with increased pigmentation of the basal layer and a broad dermis with thickened collagen fibers and diminished periadnexal and subcutaneous fat tissue (Figures 2, 3, 4).
Thickened collagen fibers in the dermis. [Copyright:  2013 Patsatsi et al.]
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Biopsy of a lesion showed a normal epidermis with increased pigmentation of the basal layer and a broad dermis with thickened collagen fibers and diminished periadnexal and subcutaneous fat tissue (Figures 2, 3, 4).