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Anetoderma

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•aka macular atrophy
•= focal elastolysis

 

PRIMARY

•Jadassohn type – preceded by inflammation
•Schweninger-Buzzi type – in which the lesions appear without preceding inflammation
•both exhibit identical course and prognosis

 

mnemonic – Jadassohn = one word (inflammation);  Schweninger-Buzzi = two words (no inflammation)

 

SECONDARY

•seen in – sarcoid, GA, Hansen’s, secondary syphilis, or penicillamine therapy