title: Papillary Dermal Elastosis.
abstract: Papillary dermal elastosis is a rare clinicopathological entity with only 1 case reported. The authors herein report a new case. A 38-year-old woman presented with a 10-month history of slowly progressive appearance of multiple, 1-2 mm, pruritic nonfollicular papules, located on the back. The study of the biopsy with the ordinary staining revealed numerous dermal papillae showing increased elastosis. The Verhoeff elastic stain demonstrated numerous foci of clumped and curled elastic fibers in the papillary dermis. The elastic component of the reticular dermis was normal. This case report confirms this entity and can contribute to a better understanding of the spectrum of the fibroelastolytic entities.
authors.affiliation: *Pathology Unit, Medical and Surgical Sciences Department, University of Cantabria and IDIVAL, Santander, Spain; †Anatomical Pathology Service, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Medical Faculty, University of Cantabria and IDIVAl, Santander, Spain; and ‡Dermatology Service, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Medical Faculty, University of Cantabria and IDIVAL, Santander, Spain.
authors.forename: José Fernando
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Val-Bernal
authors.forename: María Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: González-Vela
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: León-Castillo
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Armesto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001415:Back / Q000473:pathology; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*