title: Periumbilical perforating pseudoxanthoma elasticum.
abstract: Perforating pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a rare disorder that can occur in skin lesions associated with hereditary pseudoxanthoma elasticum and as a localized acquired cutaneous form. The localized lesion usually occurs in a periumbilical location in obese, multiparous black women. Here we report an additional case of periumbilical perforating pseudoxanthoma elasticum and discuss its potential relationship to systemic disease (hereditary pseudoxanthoma elasticum).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kazakis
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Parish
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D011561:Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*