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Wanna See My Not-Tan Lines?


 

A 16-year-old African-American girl is brought in by her mother for evaluation of skin changes affecting both arms: small, round, slightly scaly, 2- to 3-cm patches on the triceps, antecubitals, and deltoids. The changes manifested in early spring and worsened with the arrival of summer.

The condition has been previously diagnosed as vitiligo by her primary care provider and as fungal infection by an urgent care provider. Nystatin cream and clotrimazole cream have had no effect.

The patient’s history includes eczema, extensive atopy manifesting with seasonal allergies, and childhood asthma. Her siblings also had these problems.

EXAMINATION

Extensive, mottled hypopigmentation is noted on the skin of both arms, in stark contrast to the patient’s type V skin. Very little scale is seen. There are focal areas of slight erythema around the antecubital folds.

What is the diagnosis?

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