Terra Firma-Forme Dermatosis: it's easy when you know it
- 1Department of Paediatrics, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan, North Wales, UK
- 2Department of Dermatology, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan, North Wales, UK
- Correspondence to Dr Markus Hesseling, Department of Paediatrics, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Sarn Lane, Bodelwyddan, North Wales LL18 5UJ, UK; markus.hesseling{at}wales.nhs.uk
- Received 5 December 2012
- Revised 23 January 2013
- Accepted 23 January 2013
- Published Online First 14 February 2013
A 10-year-old boy presented to the outpatient department with pigmented plaques behind his ears and on his right forearm (see figures 1 and 2). He was asymptomatic and his hygiene was very good. Dermatology review of the photographs suggested a diagnosis of Terra Firma-Forme Dermatosis and a recommendation to use alcohol wipes was made. On contacting the family his mother reported …
