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Treatment of Poikiloderma with Chemical Peeling

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Poikiloderma of Civatte (POC) is a common skin disorder characterized by reticular hyperpigmentation with telangiectasia and slight atrophy involving sun-exposed areas especially of the neck and upper chest. There is usually a sparing of the submental area. It occurs most commonly in middle aged fair-skinned women, but is also seen in men.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Luciana Molina de Medeiros

  2. Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Arlene Ruiz de Luzuriaga

  3. Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Rebecca Tung

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  1. Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, 60611, U.S.A.

    Murad Alam

  2. Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, 60611, U.S.A.

    Marisa Pongprutthipan

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de Medeiros, L.M., de Luzuriaga, A.R., Tung, R. (2010). Treatment of Poikiloderma with Chemical Peeling. In: Alam, M., Pongprutthipan, M. (eds) Body Rejuvenation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1093-6_6

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