A Case of Cutis Pleonasmus.
- Author:
Hyun Chang KO
1
;
Seung Wook JWA
;
Margaret SONG
;
Moon Bum KIM
;
Kyung Sool KWON
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Cutis laxa; Weight loss
- MeSH: Bariatric Surgery; Cutis Laxa; Humans; Korea; Life Style; Overweight; Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum; Skin; Weight Loss; Young Adult
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2008;20(4):226-229
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: 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.
