Could a Growth Spurt Cause Linear Focal Elastosis Like Striae Distensae?.
- Author:
Woo Sun JANG
1
;
Jin Woong LEE
;
Kwang Ho YOO
;
Kui Young PARK
;
Tae Young HAN
;
Kapsok LI
;
Seong Jun SEO
;
Chang Kwun HONG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Linear focal elastosis; Striae distensae
- MeSH: Biopsy; Elastic Tissue; Humans; Keloid; Striae Distensae
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2012;24(1):81-83
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Linear focal elastosis (LFE) is characterized by several asymptomatic, yellow, palpable, irregularly indurated, striae-like lines extending horizontally across the middle and lower back. A focal increase in elastic fibers is a hallmark of the disease as seen from biopsy specimens. The pathogenesis of LFE is unclear, as is the association between LFE and striae distensae (SD). However, the prevailing opinion is that LFE represents an excessive regenerative process of elastic fibers and is analogous to keloidal repair of SD. Although the timing of onset of LFE and SD was not synchronous in our patient, the triggering factor was the same, which was the growth spurt. This case is supporting the putative association between LFE and SD.
