title: Histopathological study of focal dermal hypoplasia (Goltz syndrome).
abstract: We report a case of focal dermal hypoplasia, or Golz syndrome in a 13-year-old girl. The patient presented with a variety of cutaneous defects, including atrophy-like depressions, striations, a verrucous papilloma, and lipomas. Histopathological examination showed deposits of fat cells or adipose tissue in the dermis, which were subepidermal, mid-dermal, perivascular, or involved the whole dermis. These findings indicate that the adipose tissue in the dermis is a result of dermal dysplasia and not hypoplasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kanaizuka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amemiya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005489:Focal Dermal Hypoplasia / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*