title: Acquired perforating dermatosis in a patient with chronic renal failure.
abstract: Perforating dermatoses are a group of skin diseases characterized by transepidermal elimination of dermal material. The disease is divided into two groups: the primary group and the secondary group. The classical or primary perforating dermatoses are subdivided into four types according to the eliminated dermal materials: Kyrle disease, perforating reactive collagenosis, elastosis perforans serpiginosa, and perforating folliculitis. The secondary form is known as acquired perforating dermatosis. The term was proposed in 1989 by Rapini to designate the perforating dermatoses affecting adult patients with systemic disease, regardless of the dermal materials eliminated. This report describes a case of the disease with elimination of collagen and elastic fibers in a patient with chronic renal failure.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Karen de Almeida Pinto
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.affiliation: Private clinic - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Lourenço de Azevedo
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Juliana Chaves Ruiz
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Guedes
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Ricardo Barbosa
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Antônio Macedo
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: D'Acri
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos José
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Martins
mesh_terms: D003094:Collagen; D003095:Collagen Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen