ATROPHIE BLANCHE

Course overview

ATROPHIE BLANCHE (AB) IS A MORPHOLOGIC PATTERN OF SCARRING THAT OCCURS SECONDARY TO A CLINICOPATHOLOGIC ENTITY KNOWN AS LIVEDOID VASCULOPATHY. THIS IS A CHRONIC CONDITION THAT PRESENTS AS RECURRENT, PAINFUL, ULCERS OF THE LOWER LEG, ANKLE, OR DORSAL FOOT, PREDOMINATELY OCCURRING IN YOUNG TO MIDDLE-AGED FEMALES WITH SUBSEQUENT SCAR FORMATION. ATROPHIE BLANCHE DESCRIBES THE RESULT OF HEALED ULCERS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL REVIEW THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF ATROPHIE BLANCHE. THIS ARTICLE ALSO SERVES TO HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL HEALTH TEAM IN IMPROVING PATIENT OUTCOMES WITH THIS CONDITION.