What Is Poikiloderma? Symptoms and Treatments – Health USNews
Poikiloderma is a discoloration on an area of the skin caused by decades of chronic sun exposure. You don’t need to have had sunburns in the affected area, just exposure to the sun over time. Sometimes, dermatologists call this poikiloderma of Civatte, named for the French dermatologist who first identified it in the 1920s.