Wednesday, January 2, 2008

3 - atopic dermatitis

3 - an extra fold of skin beneath the lower eyelid seen in ATOPIC DERMATITIS is called ?

a- dennie's line
b- pinni's line
c- chinni's line
d- nanni's line

answer is a - dennie's line . also called as dennie's infraorbital fold . atopic dermatitis is the cutaneous expression of the atopic state , characterised by a family history of asthma , hay fever , or dermatitis in upto 70 % of patients . also called as atopic eczema . eczema is synonymous with dermatitis . THE PICTURE BELOW SHOWS THE DENNIE'S LINE IN A PATIENT WITH ATOPY .

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