Physiological striae atrophicae of adolescence with involvement of the upper back

Leung, Alexander K.C.

Physiological striae atrophicae of adolescence with involvement of the upper back

dc.contributor.author	Leung, Alexander K.C.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2014-12-01T23:46:39Z
dc.date.available	2014-12-01T23:46:39Z
dc.date.issued	2013-07-07
dc.description.abstract	We report a 13-year-old boy with multiple purplish, atrophic, horizontal linear striae in the thoracic area. He reported a growth spurt in the preceding 12 months. His past health was unremarkable, and he took no medications. To our knowledge, physiological striae atrophicae of adolescence where idiopathic striae were restricted to the upper back have rarely been reported. Physiological striae atrophicae of adolescence may, on occasions, be mistaken for child abuse. It is important that child care professionals recognize this condition so that false accusations of child abuse will not be made.	en_US
dc.description.refereed	Yes	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Funding provided by the Open Access Authors Fund.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Article deposited according to Hindawi Publishing Corporation policy in SHERPA/RoMEO, December 2, 2014.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Alexander K. C. Leung and Benjamin Barankin, “Physiological Striae Atrophicae of Adolescence with Involvement of the Upper Back,” Case Reports in Pediatrics, vol. 2013, Article ID 386094, 3 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/386094	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33555
dc.identifier.issn	2090-6803
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1880/50270
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.publisher	Hindawi Publishing Corporation	en_US
dc.publisher.corporate	University of Calgary	en_US
dc.publisher.faculty	Medicine	en_US
dc.publisher.url	http://www.hindawi.com/	en_US
dc.title	Physiological striae atrophicae of adolescence with involvement of the upper back	en_US
dc.type	journal article
thesis.degree.discipline	Paediatrics	en_US