Striae

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Etiology 3 Clinical-manifestations 4 More General Terms 5 References

More Specific Terms

• striae distensae
• Wickham's striae

Etiology

• Cushing's disease
• obesity ( striae distensae)
• lichen planus ( Wickham's striae)

Clinical-manifestations

• linear marks on the skin
• in patients with Cushing's disease, the striae are stretch marks, wider & more likely to be purple than in purely obese patients with striae distensae

More General Terms

• sign/symptom

References

- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009 striae