Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans differential diagnosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anahita Deylamsalehi, M.D.[2]
Overview
Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans must be differentiated from chronic venous insufficiency, chronic arterial insufficiency, superficial thrombophlebitis, frostbite, morphea, erysipelas, acrocyanosis and granuloma annulare.
Differentiating acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans from other Diseases
- Based on the main presentation of a patient with acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans there are different differential diagnosis. The following are the most common differential diagnosis of acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans:[1][2][3][4]
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Chronic arterial insufficiency
- Superficial thrombophlebitis
- Cold injury (Frostbite)
- Livedoid vasculitis
- Localized scleroderma (also known as morphea)
- Erysipelas
- Erysipeloid
- Lymphedema
- Chronic potent topical corticosteroids use
- Acrocyanosis
- Aging
- Chilblain
- Granuloma annulare
- Systemic sclerosis
- Misdiagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis may occur due to joint deformities and fibrotic nodules.[2]
References
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- ↑ Aberer E, Klade H, Hobisch G (1991). “A clinical, histological, and immunohistochemical comparison of acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans and morphea”. Am J Dermatopathol. 13 (4): 334–41. doi:10.1097/00000372-199108000-00003. PMID 1928618.
- ↑ Scott JD (2020). “Presentation of Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans Rashes on Lyme Disease Patients in Canada”. Healthcare (Basel). 8 (2). doi:10.3390/healthcare8020157. PMC 7349802 Check
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