Journal of Medical - Clinical Research & Reviews
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Idiopathic Poikiloderma Atrophicans Vasculare: A Diagnostic Challenge Mimicking Early Mycosis Fungoides - A Case Report
Authors: Ayestarán Figueroa Frida Yazmín, Medina Castillo Diana Elizabeth, Rodríguez Patiño Guadalupe, Aguilar Medina Diana Alejandra.
Abstract
Poikiloderma atrophicans vasculare (PAV) is characterized by epidermal atrophy, telangiectasia, and pigmentary alterations, producing a mottled reticular appearance. We report a young woman with chronic poikilodermatous plaques on the trunk. Clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical findings favored an inflammatory poikilodermatous process; however, because of focal epidermotropism, early poikilodermatous mycosis fungoides could not be excluded with absolute certainty, and clinical surveillance was recommended.
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Ayestarán Figueroa Frida Yazmín, Medina Castillo Diana Elizabeth, Rodríguez Patiño Guadalupe, et al. Idiopathic Poikiloderma Atrophicans Vasculare: A Diagnostic Challenge Mimicking Early Mycosis Fungoides - A Case Report. J Med - Clin Res & Rev. 2026; 10(9).
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10.33425/2639-944X.1492
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Cardiac Surgery Department | Germans Trias University Hospital in Pujol
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