Pseudoxanthoma elasticum-like papillary dermal elastolysis: a report of two cases.
We report 2 women, aged 83 and 63 years, who presented with multiple asymptomatic, slowly progressive, coalescing, skin-colored papules affecting the sides of the neck and lower abdomen. Incisional biopsies obtained from both patients revealed elastolysis in the papillary dermis. These 2 cases represent pseudoxanthoma elasticum-like papillary dermal elastolysis, a recently described entity, the etiology of which remains unclear.
Department of Dermatology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon.
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el-Charif
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AM
Mousawi
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Rubeiz
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Kibbi
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011561:Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D017444:Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous / Q000473:pathology*