The term is not strictly defined; it is dispensable. In terms of content, atrophodermia is equivalent to atrophy of the skin.
The term "atrophodermia" is directly included in three diagnoses:
- atrophodermia vermiculata
- Atrophodermia idiopathica et progressiva as a subtype of circumscribed scleroderma
- Atrophodermia vermiculata