A Case of Elastosis Perforans Serpiginosa Associated with Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum.
- Author:
Dong Heon SEO
;
Hee Joon YU
;
Sook Ja SON
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Elastosis perforans serpiginosa;
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
- MeSH:
Basophils;
Biopsy;
Dermis;
Elastic Tissue;
Female;
Humans;
Hyperplasia;
Neck;
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum*;
Skin;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1986;24(2):310-313
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 24-year-old female who have had pseudoxanthoma elasticum for 14 years, showed brownish, umbilicated papules forming serpiginous pattern on the anterior neck, A skin biopsy specimen from the neck lesion revealed epidermal hyperplasia and perforating canal containing basophilic, necrotic materials and degenerated elastic fibers, also showed short, swollen and irregularly clumped elastic fibers in the lower dermis.
