title: Papular elastorrhexis in childhood improved by intralesional injections of triamcinolone.
abstract: Papular elastorrhexis is a rare disease developing asymptomatic skin-colored small papules in adolescence with histopathological loss of elastic fibers. There has been no established treatment for this disease. A 4-year-old Korean boy had multiple, hard, whitish papules on his chest and back for one year. Histopathologic examination revealed focal loss of elastic fibers in the dermis, and X-ray examination showed no bony abnormalities. His skin lesions were improved by intralesional injections of triamcinolone but recurred after four months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Chinju, Korea.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001415:Back; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D008297:Male; D009372:Neoplasms, Connective Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D014221:Triamcinolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014221:Triamcinolone