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
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
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]
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anahita Deylamsalehi, M.D.[2] Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3]
Synonyms and keywords: Pick-Herxheimer disease; Herxheimer disease; primary diffuse atrophy; ACA
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References
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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