title: Cutis laxa and pulmonary emphysema.
abstract: Cutis laxa is a disorder of skin due to a defective elastin synthesis. Association with pulmonary emphysema has been described earlier and has always been reported to occur in childhood. A case of a 38-year-old female patient suffering from cutis laxa is reported who developed symptomatic pulmonary emphysema in adulthood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiorespiratory Physiology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. skchhabra@mailcity.com
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chhabra
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003483:Cutis Laxa / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed