Poikiloderma (definition)

(poi'ki-lo-der'mah) (Greek. Poikilo - varied, derma - skin)

A dermatosis characterized by variegated cutaneous pigmentation, atrophy, and telangiectasia.

(from the ILDS Committee on Nomenclature - R. Winkelmann, Chairman)

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