title: White fibrous papulosis of the neck in three Sicilian patients.
abstract: Three patients, two females and one male, presented with white fibrous papulosis of the neck. This condition is characteristically located on both sides of the neck; however, it also appears on the upper sternal region, with a necklace-like configuration, in the two female patients, aged 72 and 78 years, respectively. A differential diagnosis was carried out with respect to other dermatoses that show a similar skin aspect, and to the pseudo-xanthoma elasticum-like papillary dermal elastolysis. This is because this condition, as well as fibrous papulosis, can be interpreted as a clinical-histological variant of the same process of cutaneous ageing. However, environmental factors can play a role in the aetiopathogenesis of fibrous papulosis in the Sicilian population.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Dermatology, Oasi Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Ageing (IRCCS), Troina, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siragusa
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Batolo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schepis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003095:Collagen Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D012737:Sex Factors; D015595:Skin Aging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology; D017444:Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects