Ashy dermatosis: clinico-pathological associations in two cases
Carboni, I.; Costanzo, A.; Campione, E.; Paternò, E.J.; Chimenti, S.
La Clinica Terapeutica 159(5): 321-323
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-9074 PMID: 18998034 Document Number: 622321
Case 1. A 54 year old woman affected by chronic asthmatic bronchitis from the age of 11 years and ulcerous recto-colitis from 15 years, presented several erythematous-violaceous macules from the trunk including abdominal region to all skin surface except the face. Case 2. A 17 year old woman presented a similar hyperpigmentation in the same areas. In both patients histology showed a thin epidermis with vacuolar changes of basal layer and apoptotic bodies and melanophages rich in melanosomes in the papillary dermis. Our diagnosis was Ashy dermatitis. Clinico-pathological correlations and treatment options are discussed.