Acquired brachial cutaneous dyschromatosis.
Acquired brachial cutaneous dyschromatosis (ABCD) is a newly described disorder of pigmentary change that occurs on the dorsal aspects of the forearms in post-menopausal women. We report a case of a 62-year-old woman who developed an asymptomatic, reticulated, gray-brown eruption on the dorsal aspects of the forearms of gradual onset that is clinically and histopathologically consistent with ABCD. Whereas the original report found an association between hypertension and/or the use of anti-hypertensive medications in the original cohort, we propose that this entity may, in fact, be associated more closely with cumulative sun damage and may be related to such acquired disorders of the skin as poikiloderma of Civatte. Treatment of these lesions may prove to be a challenge, with an emphasis on rigorous sun protection and adjunctive measures with depigmentating agents, chemical peels, and lasers.
Department of Dermatology, New York University, New York, New York, USA.
Stephanie W
SW
Hu
Julie
J
Chu
Shane
S
Meehan
Hideko
H
Kamino
Miriam Keltz
MK
Pomeranz
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D017698:Postmenopause; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents