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Poikiloderma
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<h2 id="types">Types</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Poikiloderma_vasculare_atrophicans/AXWSqBdm">Poikiloderma vasculare atrophicans</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Poikiloderma_of_Civatte/Egx1oH3z">Poikiloderma of Civatte</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hereditary_sclerosing_poikiloderma/nF9oSWXy">Hereditary sclerosing poikiloderma</a></li></ul> <h2 id="causes">Causes</h2> <ul><li>Congenital</li></ul> <ol><li><a href="/facts/Rothmund-Thompson_syndrome/VMJAhwaR">Rothmund-Thompson syndrome</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dyskeratosis_congenita/BKnSaf7z">Dyskeratosis congenita</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mendes_da_Costa_syndrome/F3qruGI1">Mendes da Costa syndrome</a></li></ol> <ul><li>Other hereditary causes</li></ul> <ol><li><a href="/facts/Degos-Touraine_syndrome/wuh4P3hP">Degos-Touraine syndrome</a></li> <li>Diffuse and macular atrophic <a href="/facts/Dermatosis/Vkr5XpeG">dermatosis</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hereditary_sclerosing_poikiloderma/nF9oSWXy">Hereditary sclerosing poikiloderma</a> of weary</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kindler_syndrome/sDfXLfWm">Kindler syndrome</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Xeroderma_pigmentosum/SBHjcQIR">Xeroderma pigmentosum</a></li></ol> <ul><li>Acquired</li></ul> <ol><li>Injury to cold, heat, ionizing radiation, exposure to sensitizing chemicals</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lichen_planus/R82WnXep">Lichen planus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dermatomyositis/VDJk2fE5">Dermatomyositis</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lupus_erythematosus/MrAollWP">Lupus erythematosus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Systemic_sclerosis/K4UQIlxk">Systemic sclerosis</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cutaneous_T_cell_lymphoma/gVeNtJ9N">Cutaneous T cell lymphomas</a></li></ol> <h2 id="pathogenesis">Pathogenesis</h2> <p>The exact cause of poikiloderma of Civatte is unknown; however, extended sun exposure, namely the <a href="/facts/Ultraviolet_light/kncBUqn5">ultraviolet light</a> emitted by the sun, is the primary factor.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="diagnosis">Diagnosis</h2> <h2 id="treatment">Treatment</h2> <p>Albeit difficult, treatment of poikiloderma of Civatte involves the delivery of multiple wavelengths of intense pulsed light (IPL) to the affected area.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Osteopoikilosis/JVeGb8rb">Osteopoikilosis</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_cutaneous_conditions/U58kszg2">List of cutaneous conditions</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hereditary_fibrosing_poikiloderma_with_tendon_contractures,_myopathy,_and_pulmonary_fibrosis/QTTCB5Da">POIKTMP syndrome</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Raulin, Christian; Karsai, Syrus (2011). Laser and IPL Technology in Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 236. ISBN 9783642034381. Retrieved 7 March 2018. <a href="9783642034381" target="_blank">9783642034381</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>American Osteopathic College of Dermatology "Dermatologic Disease Database", aocd.org, referenced July 22, 2011. <a href="http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/Poikiloderma-of-Civatte.html" target="_blank">http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/Poikiloderma-of-Civatte.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>PubMed.gov "Treatment of poikiloderma of Civatte with an intense pulsed light source", PubMed.gov, referenced July 22, 2011. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11335804" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11335804</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>