A Case of Multifocal Cerebral Infarction Associated with Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum.
- Author:
Sung Sang YOON
1
;
Dae Il CHANG
;
Kyung Cheon CHUNG
;
Tae Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Deprartment of Neurology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Angioid Streaks;
Cerebral Infarction*;
Connective Tissue;
Elastic Tissue;
Female;
Humans;
Neck;
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum*;
Retina;
Skin
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
1994;12(1):159-163
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a rare, hereditable disease of connective tissue, characterzed by abberrant calcification of the elastic tissue of the skin, eyes, vasculature. We report a 61years old female patient with pseudoxanthoma elasticum with typical peau d'orange skin lesion around the neck, angioid streaks in the retina and multifocal cerebral infarction.
