Combined high-frequency and Doppler ultrasound in early diagnosis of atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini

An Bras Dermatol. 2019 Oct 17;94(4):473-475. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20198112. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini is a skin disorder affecting dermal collagen and is clinically characterized by well-defined plaques of depressed skin. Histopathological changes are subtle, and in most cases, the diagnosis requires a comparative study with healthy skin from the same anatomical site. High frequency ultrasound is a useful imaging method for diagnosis of atrophic skin changes. A case is presented in which ultrasound can support the clinical and the histopathological diagnosis of atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Atrophy / diagnostic imaging
  • Atrophy / pathology
  • Biopsy
  • Dermis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Dermis / pathology*
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Skin Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Skin Diseases / pathology*
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / methods*