An Unusual Manifestation of Linear Atrophoderma of Moulin

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Linear atrophoderma of Moulin together with leuconychia: a case report

“…The lesions appear during childhood or adolescence, between the ages of 6 and 20, and are always unilateral. The intensity of pigmentation and atrophy is variable 6,7 …”

Unilateral Congenital Linear Atrophoderma of the Leg

“…Baumann et al (8) coined the term “linear atrophoderma of Moulin” in 1994, and in all, there have been up to 20 reports of this disorder (Table 1) (2,8–18). Since the original article by Moulin et al (2), various authors have included patients with clinical and/or histopathologic findings that differed from those of the original five described.…”

Linear Atrophoderma of Moulin: Report of 4 Cases and 20th Anniversary Case Review

“…After the 5 first cases of linear atrophoderma reported by Moulin et al [1], 26 additional cases were described ([2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23], summarized in table 1). We include in our review of the literature a case of unilateral idiopathic atrophoderma described as a Pasini and Pierini entity but with lesions arranged along Blaschko's lines [24].…”

“…Involved topographies were the arms in 12 cases, the legs in 9 cases, the trunk in 24 cases and the neck in 2 cases [15,21]. Cervicofacial localization was rarely described (2 cases) [7,10]. Lesions were mainly unilateral (87.5%).…”