Poikiloderma of Civatte

Abstract

This clinical entity is not uncommon in Romania, especially in spring and summer,(but also during winter, for whose who are very fond of sky), most frequently diagnosed in fair-skin women over 40 years old, on a genetic background, after sun exposure (varying from minutes to hours), with a great cosmetic and physiological impact on social life. It is still a problem for dermatologists, not mainly for diagnosis but for therapy. It is an easy clinical diagnosis, although many other dyspigmentations must be ruled out (see classification).