Cutis laxa and pulmonary emphysema.
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.
Chhabra
S K
SK
Department of Cardiorespiratory Physiology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. skchhabra@mailcity.com
Gupta
R K
RK
Singh
T
T
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