International journal of dermatology · 2014
Panatrophy of Gowers is a rare disease: case reports and review of the literature.
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Paliwal Vijay Kumar, Bhargawa Puneet, Gupta Rahul, Saran Jitendra, Mathur Deepak K
Аннотация
BACKGROUND: Panatrophy of Gowers (PG) is a very rare disorder. It is characterized by a sharply defined and localized area of atrophy involving subcutaneous tissue and, on rare occasions, bone. The etiopathogenesis of this disorder is an enigma. A limited number of patients have been described in single case reports.
OBJECTIVES: This article describes the clinical features and histopathological findings of PG with the aim of indicating that PG may not be as rare as it is assumed to be.
METHODS: We studied patients with lesions resembling those of PG between the years 2007 and 2012. Diagnoses of PG were based on clinical and histopathological findings.
RESULTS: Four female and three male patients presented with clinically and histologically identical lesions.
CONCLUSIONS: This disorder is not as rare as it is assumed to be, probably because it is misdiagnosed as post-steroid atrophy; thus PG requires more attention. Seven patients with PG are reported here to counteract the supposed rarity of this disorder and to highlight findings of hypopigmentation mimicking steroid-induced atrophy.
OBJECTIVES: This article describes the clinical features and histopathological findings of PG with the aim of indicating that PG may not be as rare as it is assumed to be.
METHODS: We studied patients with lesions resembling those of PG between the years 2007 and 2012. Diagnoses of PG were based on clinical and histopathological findings.
RESULTS: Four female and three male patients presented with clinically and histologically identical lesions.
CONCLUSIONS: This disorder is not as rare as it is assumed to be, probably because it is misdiagnosed as post-steroid atrophy; thus PG requires more attention. Seven patients with PG are reported here to counteract the supposed rarity of this disorder and to highlight findings of hypopigmentation mimicking steroid-induced atrophy.