Pseudoxanthoma-elasticum-like papillary dermal elastolysis: another case.
Pseudoxanthoma-elasticum-like papillary dermal elastolysis is a rare acquired idiopathic non-inflammatory elastolytic disorder. This disease, described in aged females, is characterized by asymptomatic skin lesions of the neck and supraclavicular regions clinically resembling pseudoxanthoma elasticum. Histological and ultrastructural examinations show a total loss of the elastic fibres in the papillary dermis. We report another case of this entity in a 69-year-old Italian woman.
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Department of Dermatology, University of Bologna, Italy.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck; D011561:Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D017444:Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous / Q000473:pathology*