Blaschkolinear dermatoses--an overview of interesting patterned dermatological disorders.
A large number of congenital/nevoid and acquired skin diseases on the human skin and mucosae assume a characteristic morphological pattern following the Blaschko lines. This pattern recognition is important for dermatologists so as to have an idea about the etiopathogenesis as well as to categorize various such disorders. This article is an attempt to overview and classify a variety of blaschkoid disorders described so far in the literature.
ul Bari
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Department of Dermatology, CMH, Muzaffarabad, A.K./Pak Field Hospital-IV, UNAMSIL, Kenema, Sierra Leone (West Africa). albariul@gmail.com
D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000196:embryology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*