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Anetoderma: Treatment & Medication

Author: Anne Laumann, MB, ChB, MRCP(UK), FAAD, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Coauthor(s): Julia Sanger Minocha, MD, Resident Physician, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Stephen C Ho, MD, Boulder Dermatology Clinic
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Updated: Jun 22, 2009

Treatment

Medical Care

No effective treatment for anetoderma is known. Past treatments have included intralesional steroids, penicillin G, aspirin, phenytoin, dapsone, vitamin E, and niacin, with inconsistent results. Anecdotal reports describe topical epsilon-aminocaproic acid (an antifibrinolytic)35 and oral colchicine36 being used to prevent the formation of new inflammatory lesions.

Surgical Care

Surgical excision is an option if lesions are small and few in numbers.

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Keywords

macular atrophy, dermatitis atrophicans maculosa, primary anetoderma, secondary anetoderma

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Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Anne Laumann, MB, ChB, MRCP(UK), FAAD, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Anne Laumann, MB, ChB, MRCP(UK), FAAD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, Association of Professors of Dermatology, Chicago Dermatological Society, Chicago Medical Society, Illinois Dermatological Society, Illinois State Medical Society, Illinois State Medical Society, Medical Dermatology Society, and Society for Investigative Dermatology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Julia Sanger Minocha, MD, Resident Physician, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Julia Sanger Minocha, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Physicians, and Phi Beta Kappa
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Stephen C Ho, MD, Boulder Dermatology Clinic
Stephen C Ho, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Contact Dermatitis Society, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery, and Colorado Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Peter Fritsch, MD, Chair, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Peter Fritsch, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Dermatological Association, International Society of Pediatric Dermatology, and Society for Investigative Dermatology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

David F Butler, MD, Professor of Dermatology, Texas A&M University College of Medicine; Chair, Department of Dermatology, Director, Dermatology Residency Training Program, Scott and White Clinic, Northside Clinic
David F Butler, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Society for MOHS Surgery, Association of Military Dermatologists, and Phi Beta Kappa
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Edward F Chan, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Edward F Chan, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Society of Dermatopathology, and Society for Investigative Dermatology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Catherine Quirk, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Brown University
Catherine Quirk, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha and American Academy of Dermatology
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Chief Editor

Dirk M Elston, MD, Director, Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center
Dirk M Elston, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology
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