Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Atypical scarring of skin
Atypical scarring
HP:0000987
What it means
Atypically scarred skin .
Rare diseases that can present with this32
Very common80–99%
6Common30–79%
12- Aneurysm-osteoarthritis syndrome
- B4GALT7-related spondylodysplastic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Hereditary coproporphyria
- Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 4
- Kyphoscoliotic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Localized dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, pretibial form
- Loeys-Dietz syndrome
- Meige disease
- Menkes disease
- Mucous membrane pemphigoid
- Occipital horn syndrome
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis spectrum
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Atypical scarring of skin
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