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Skin atrophy senile

Skin atrophy senile (atrophia cutis senilis; and - – otritsa. Greek trophe – food) – a skin atrophy at persons at senile age is frequent +; it is characterized by a combination of sites of its thinning which reminds parchment, with sites of a depigmentation and a hyperpegmentation.

 
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In the aspiration to pull out the patient, doctors often go too far. So, for example, a certain Charles Janszen during the period from 1954 to 1994 endured more than 900 operations on removal of new growths.