title: Pseudoxanthoma-elasticum-like papillary dermal elastolysis: another case.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patrizi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Neri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Trevisi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Varotti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck; D011561:Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D017444:Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous / Q000473:pathology*