Schamberg Disease 

 

 

Progressive Pigmentary Dermatosis  

Schamberg first described in 1901 a pigmented eruption on the legs of a 15-year-old boy that consisted of irregularly shaped reddish-brown patches with “pin head sized reddish puncta, closely resembling grains of cayenne pepper.”

Although described in children and adolescents, the average age of onset of Schamberg disease is in the fifth decade. The lesions tend to develop insidiously on either or both lower legs. Lesions can involve the trunk or the upper extremities . Schamberg disease is generally asymptomatic and persistent. Remissions and flares can occur indefinitely