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Interactive Case Study - July 2021

Isolated Painless Left Hip Plaque ‎

Kelsey S. Hunt, MD; Willis H Lyford, MD‎; Nicholas F Logemann, DO


Question 1:

A 36-year-old women presents with a 3-month history of new skin findings affecting her left hip. Clinical exam reveals a painless, well-circumscribed, atrophic-appearing plaque with a faint violaceous hue, which was most prominent at the periphery of the lesion (Figure 1). She denies any significant medical history or recent injury. A punch biopsy of the area showed the following histopathology (Figure 2 - 6). An additional punch biopsy of nearby normal skin was also performed (Figure 7 - 8).

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What is the most likely diagnosis?