A Case of Dirty Neck' of Atopics.
- Author:
Dong Won LEE
;
Dae Gyoo BYUN
;
Mi Kyung CHA
;
Jin Won KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
The Dirty Neck;
Atopic Dermatitis
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Dermatitis, Atopic;
Eczema;
Humans;
Male;
Neck;
Pigmentation;
Puberty;
Seasons
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1994;32(1):198-201
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of Dirty Neck in a 27-year-old male suffering from severe atopic dermatitis. 'Dirty Neck', a reticulate pigmentation of the anterior and anterolateral aspects of the neck, is a specific finding in some subjects with atopic dermatitis. Two groups have been indentified. One is found in older patients with severe atopic dermatitis whose pigmentary lesions develop after puberty and show little seasonal variation. The other is found in younger patients with mild eczema who have a increase in pigment during the summer. Our patient showed a dark brown colored, linear, reticulate pigmentation of the neck, especially anterolateral aspeet regarded as the former group. More comprehensive and detailed clinical study is needed to evaluate the importanee of this entity in regard to as a minor clinical feature of Korean atopic dermatitis.
