A Case of Atrophia Maculosa Varioliformis Cutis

Linear perioral atrophoderma along blaschko's lines‐ a retrospective study describing 14 cases of atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis

“…Familial cases have been reported 7 . Other authors have reported it with hepatic biliary atresia suggesting a role for nutritional deficiency due to hepatic involvement, while it has also been reported along with pachydermodactyly, however, these associations may be co‐incidental 8,9 …”

“…The diagnosis of AMVC is made on a clinical basis, with patients having facial atrophic lesions with sharply defined edges and an absence of erythema, induration, pigmentary changes or a honeycombed pattern. The histopathological features are nonspecific, with a relatively normal dermis, a slight decrease or fragmentation of the elastic fibres in papillary dermis, an absence of fibrosis and little or no inflammation below the shallow depression of the epidermis 9 …”

Bilateral Round Scar-like Lesions on the Face of a Young Man

“…The honeycomb-like atrophy on the cheeks of atrophoderma vermiculata helped to exclude this entity There is no standardized treatment for patients with AMVC, although filler injections, dermabrasion, or laser resurfacing may theoretically be helpful in improving the facial scarring. 3,4 Although there are no follow-up data reported in most previous cases, it is important to explain to patients with AMVC that it is a benign and nonprogressive dermatosis.…”

Atrophia Maculosa Varioliformis Cutis

“…Histologically common features have been identified include thinning of the horny layer or the entire epidermis, with an apparently normal dermis or a decrease in elastic fibres in the dermis, and a variable lymphocytic perivascular infiltrate in the dermis. [ 4 5 10 ]…”