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Self teaching module for the influence of culture and pigment on skin conditions in children

James G. Dinulos, MD and Elinor A. Graham, MD, MPH
Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Spring 1999

Category 2: Exaggerated Cutaneous Reaction Patterns to Injury and Inflammation

Photo 5: Papular/Follicular Changes: Nummular Eczema

Nummuler
Excema

A papular and follicular response, often in plaques or circular patches, are common presentations of common conditions in children with dark skin. This child has a patch of nummular eczema, with coalescing papules around the pilar opparatus (located just below the nipple on the chest).




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