Primary anetoderma: a case report and its modified classification.
A fifty-nine-year-old healthy male presented with fifteen round pouches around his bilateral shoulders and proximal thighs, at which elasticity was lost on palpation. Histopathological examinations demonstrated that the lesional dermis was thinner than normal skin and there was loss of elastic fibers and mild inflammatory cell infiltration. Because there was no preceding inflammatory skin lesion or associated diseases, the patient was diagnosed with primary anetoderma. This is a rare case of primary anetoderma that showed loss of elastic fibers and the thinner dermis. In addition, a modified classification is proposed considering associated diseases with a review of literature.
Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Yuya
Y
Ishida
Nobue
N
Koizumi
Hiroshi
H
Shinkai
Yoshiki
Y
Miyachi
Atushi
A
Utani
D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D001284:Atrophy / Q000473:pathology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D003483:Cutis Laxa / Q000473:pathology; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis*
D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid