title: Gowers' local panatrophy.
abstract: We report a patient with Gowers' local panatrophy, who developed skin atrophy on the left upper arm, right lower leg and facial hemiatrophy without a thickening or a sclerosing process. Histological examination revealed loss of thickness of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. It is suggested that skin atrophy was induced by a nonsclerosing process, different from the inflammation and fibrosis observed in scleroderma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Fujieda Municipal General Hospital, Surugadai 4-1-11, Fujieda-shi, Shi-zuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oku
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takigawa
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000637:transplantation; D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm; D001284:Atrophy; D001706:Biopsy; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*