Dennie–Morgan fold

A Dennie–Morgan fold, also known as a Dennie–Morgan line or an infraorbital fold, is a fold or line in the skin below the lower eyelid caused by edema in atopic dermatitis. The presence of Dennie–Morgan folds is used as a diagnostic marker for allergy.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Morgan DB (June 1948). "A suggestive sign of allergy". Arch Derm Syphilol 57 (6): 1050. doi:10.1001/archderm.1948.01520190129018. PMID 18098747.
↑ Uehara M (October 1981). "Infraorbital fold in atopic dermatitis". Arch Dermatol 117 (10): 627–9. doi:10.1001/archderm.117.10.627. PMID 7283456.
↑ Mevorah B, Frenk E, Wietlisbach V, Carrel CF (1988). "Minor clinical features of atopic dermatitis. Evaluation of their diagnostic significance". Dermatologica 177 (6): 360–4. doi:10.1159/000248607. PMID 3234581.

Eponymous medical signs for integumentary system

Skin

Nails

Index of skin

Description	Anatomy Physiology connective tissue Development

Disease	Infections by morphology Vesiculobullous Dermatitis and eczema factitial Papulosquamous Urticaria and erythema Radiation-related Pigmentation Mucinoses Keratosis, ulcer, atrophy, and necrobiosis Vasculitis Fat Neutrophilic and eosinophilic Congenital Neoplasms and cancer nevi and melanomas epidermis dermis Symptoms and signs eponymous Terminology

Treatment	Procedures Drugs antibiotics disinfectants emollients and protectives itch psoriasis other Wound and ulcer

Index of skin appendages

Description	Anatomy Physiology Development

Disease	Congenital Neoplasms and cancer Other Symptoms and signs eponymous

Treatment	Procedures Acne drugs

Dennie–Morgan fold

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