AI Article Synopsis
- Atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis (AVMC) is a rare skin condition first identified in 1918, characterized by macular atrophy on the cheeks.
- Over the past 86 years, only nineteen cases have been reported.
- A recent diagnosis of AVMC in a 25-year-old woman led to family history investigation, suggesting that the condition may follow an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern.
Article Abstract
Atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis (AVMC) was first described in 1918, as a rarely reported form of idiopathic macular atrophy on the cheeks. Nineteen patients have been reported in the past 86 years. Recently we diagnosed a 25-year-old woman as AMVC and investigated her family history. We collected the clinical data of the pedigree and presumed that AVMV is in a autosomal dominant inheritance.
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