Poikiloderma of Civatte

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Poikiloderma of Civatte{{cite journal |doi=10.1001/archderm.1990.01670280133038 |pmid=2322008 |title=Poikiloderma of Civatte |journal=Archives of Dermatology |volume=126 |issue=4 |pages=547–8 |year=1990 |last1=Geronemus |first1=Roy }} is a cutaneous condition and refers to reticulated red to red-brown skin patches with telangiectasias.{{cite book |author=Rapini, Ronald P. |title=Dermatology: 2-Volume Set |author2=Bolognia, Jean L. |author3=Jorizzo, Joseph L. |publisher=Mosby |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-4160-2999-1 |location=St. Louis}} It is identifiable as a reddish-brown discoloration on the side of the neck, usually on both sides. It is more common in lighter-skinned individuals, in females rather than in males and more often affects middle-aged to elderly women.

This disease is basically a change of the skin due to dilation of the blood vessels in the neck. "Civatte" was the French dermatologist who first identified it in the 1920s.{{EMedicine|article|1120079|Poikiloderma of Civatte}}