A Case of Cutis Pleonasmus.
In 2005, Kreidstein first proposed the term "Cutis pleonasmus," a Greek term meaning "redundancy," which refers to the excessive skin that remains after massive weight loss. Cutis pleonasmus is clearly distinguishable from other diseases showing increased laxity of the skin, such as pseudoxanthoma elasticum, congenital and acquired generalized cutis laxa. Although individuals who are severely overweight are few and bariatric surgeries are less common in Korea than in the West, the number of these patients is increasing due to changes to Western life styles. We report a case for a 24-year-old man who presented with generalized lax and loose skin after massive weight loss. He was diagnosed with cutis pleonasmus based on the history of great weight loss, characteristic clinical features and normal histological findings. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of cutis pleonasmus in Korea.
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.
Hyun Chang
HC
Ko
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.
Seung Wook
SW
Jwa
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.
Margaret
M
Song
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.
Moon Bum
MB
Kim
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.
Kyung Sool
KS
Kwon
Cutis laxa; Weight loss