<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background: </span></b><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Terra Firma-Forme Derm...<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background: </span></b><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Terra Firma-Forme Dermatosis (TFFD), a benign skin condition which presents with asymptomatic brown to black plaques which resemble dirty skin. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Aim:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> To document a new case presentation with TFFD in the Arab region which is considered as one of the differential diagnos</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">e</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s of dirty neck. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Case presentation: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">A 15-year-old girl presented with a history of asymptomatic brownish dirt-like lesion on the nape and sides of the neck for 4-years duration, not resolved by wash with water and soap and confused with other dermatos</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">e</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s like acanthosis nigricans or atopic dermatitis. The diagnosis of TFFD was confirmed when the lesions </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">were </span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">completely resolved after gentle swabbing with 70% isopropyl alcohol. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> TFFD is rarely reported in Arab region and should be considered when evaluating cases of dirty neck-like presentation of atopic dermatitis or acanthosis nigricans.展开更多
文摘<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background: </span></b><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Terra Firma-Forme Dermatosis (TFFD), a benign skin condition which presents with asymptomatic brown to black plaques which resemble dirty skin. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Aim:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> To document a new case presentation with TFFD in the Arab region which is considered as one of the differential diagnos</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">e</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s of dirty neck. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Case presentation: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">A 15-year-old girl presented with a history of asymptomatic brownish dirt-like lesion on the nape and sides of the neck for 4-years duration, not resolved by wash with water and soap and confused with other dermatos</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">e</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s like acanthosis nigricans or atopic dermatitis. The diagnosis of TFFD was confirmed when the lesions </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">were </span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">completely resolved after gentle swabbing with 70% isopropyl alcohol. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> TFFD is rarely reported in Arab region and should be considered when evaluating cases of dirty neck-like presentation of atopic dermatitis or acanthosis nigricans.
