title: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum-like papillary dermal elastolysis. A report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum-like papillary dermal elastolysis is a peculiar idiopathic elastolytic disorder with cutaneous lesions clinically resembling pseudoxanthoma elasticum with partial or total band-like elastolysis of the papillary dermis histopathologically, and without systemic complications. We here report 2 new cases and review the clinicopathological features of patients with this diagnosis in the literature. The possible pathogenesis of this recently described entity is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vargas-Díez
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Peñas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fraga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aragües
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Díez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011561:Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / Q000473:pathology*; D017444:Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous / Q000473:pathology