What name is given to areas of hypopigmentation that surround psoriatic lesions?

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What name is given to <u>areas of hypopigmentation</u> that surround <b>psoriatic lesions</b>?<br><br>{{c1::Woronoff rings}}

- Ring of hypopigmentation around regressing psoriasis lesions
- Aetiology unclear


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- Ring of hypopigmentation around regressing psoriasis lesions<br>- Aetiology unclear<br><br><img alt="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Woronoff_sign_psoriasis.jpg" src="36259c2e9bfdfd2a99bcdc3df08ca020.webp"><br><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woronoff_sign_psoriasis.jpg">Masryyy</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons</span></i>

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eTG - Psoriasis https://app-tg-org.au.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/viewTopic?etgAccess=true&guidelinePage=Dermatology&topicfile=c_DMG_Psoriasis_topic_1&guidelinename=auto&sectionId=c_DMG_Psoriasis_topic_1#c_DMG_Psoriasis_topic_1 Published/Amended August 2022, Accessed 4 June 2025

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Prinz JC. The Woronoff Ring in Psoriasis and the Mechanisms of Post-inflammatory Hypopigmentation. Acta dermato-venereologica. 2020 Jan 30;100(3):5648. Accessed June 2025. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9128907/

Prinz JC. The Woronoff Ring in Psoriasis and the Mechanisms of Post-inflammatory Hypopigmentation. Acta dermato-venereologica. 2020 Jan 30;100(3):5648. Accessed June 2025.&nbsp;<a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9128907/">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9128907/</a>