See Also: Striae cutis distensae(medicine)
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striae atrophicae(medicine)
brown striae(medicine)
olfactory striae(medicine)
striae lancisi(medicine)

Striae cutis distensae (medicine)


striae cutis distensae
Bands of thin wrinkled skin, initially red but becoming purple and white, which occur commonly on the abdomen, buttocks, and thighs at puberty and/or during and following pregnancy, and result from atrophy of the dermis and overextension of the skin; also associated with ascites and Cushing's syndrome.

Synonym: atrophoderma striatum, lineae albicantes, lineae atrophicae, linear atrophy, stretch marks, stria, striae atrophicae, striate atrophy of skin, traction atrophy, vergeture.