XXXX : A Descriptive Study of 35 Cases.

@entity1 @entity1375 @entity6 @entity738 @entity4172
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: @entity4172 ( @entity4172 ) is a chronic idiopathic @entity738 considered to occur in association with @entity6 . Data on the frequency of this association, however, are inconsistent. Our aim was to retrospectively analyze the clinical characteristics of @entity1 diagnosed with @entity4172 at our hospital and to investigate the association with @entity6 and other diseases. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We performed a chart review of all @entity1 with a clinical and histologic diagnosis of @entity4172 treated and followed in the dermatology department of Hospital de Bellvitge in Barcelona, Spain between 1987 and 2013. RESULTS: Thirty-five @entity1 (6 @entity1 and 29 @entity1 with a mean age of 47.20 years) were diagnosed with @entity4172 in the study period. At the time of diagnosis, 31 @entity1 had pretibial lesions. Thirteen @entity1 (37%) had a single lesion at diagnosis, and the mean number of lesions was 3.37. Twenty-three @entity1 (65.71%) had @entity6 (type 1 in 10 cases and type 2 in 13). In 20 @entity1 , onset of @entity6 preceded that of @entity4172 by a mean of 135.70 months. The 2 conditions were diagnosed simultaneously in 3 @entity1 . None of the 35 @entity1 developed @entity6 during follow-up. Six @entity1 had @entity1375 , and 4 of these also had type 1 @entity6 . CONCLUSIONS: @entity4172 is frequently associated with type 1 and 2 @entity6 . Although @entity6 tends to develop before @entity4172 , it can occur simultaneously.
