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Image in dermatology| Volume 119, ISSUE 3, P241-243, March 2006

Navel History

      A 21-year-old African American female had pruritic lesions around her umbilicus for 8 years. Two months before presentation, she developed additional lesions on her chest and ears. Treatment with topical hydrocortisone cream, 2.5%, resulted in no improvement. Her past medical history was significant for asthma and seasonal allergies. On examination, the patient had erythematous papules coalescing into scaly, lichenified plaques with post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation on her earlobes, around her umbilicus, and on her central chest (Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3).
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      Figure 1The patient had hyperpigmented, lichenified, papules and plaques in a periumbilical distribution.
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      Figure 2Red, scaly, lichenified plaques were also visible on the earlobe and postauricular skin.
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      Figure 3Grouped erythematous papules appeared on the chest as well.
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