A 69-year-old woman with a linear rash

Abstract

A 69-year-old woman with a linear rash IMAGES IN MEDICINEA 69-year-old Chinese woman presented with pruritic lesions in the form of linear keratotic papules on the left inframammary region for the past 2 years. On examination, there were multiple oval to round, brown, firm, keratotic papules with distinct scaly edges separated from the surrounding healthy skin (Fig. 1). She was treated with mometasone furoate ointment every morning and topical calcipotriol ointment every night for about 7 months with mild improvement.