title: White fibrous papulosis of the neck.
abstract: We present a 76-year old woman with a five-year history of asymptomatic, white papules that were grouped on the lateral and posterior aspects of the neck, inferior axillae, and central mid-back. The histopathologic findings showed thickened collagen bundles. A diagnosis of white fibrous papulosis of the neck was made, which is believed to be a manifestation of intrinsic aging. There are no treatments for white fibrous papulosis of the neck. One hypothesized approach is the application of a topical anti-oxidant to reduce free-radical induced aging.
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Panta Rouhani
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Schaffer
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Rishi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Hideko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kamino
authors.forename: Sarika
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.forename: Andrew G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Franks
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck; D015595:Skin Aging / Q000473:pathology*; D017444:Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous / Q000473:pathology*