A Case of Autosomal Recessive Type 2 Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum Presenting Generalized Cutaneous Laxity.
- Author:
Seon Wook HWANG
1
;
Kyung Jong CHO
;
Doo Jin OH
;
Deborah LEE
;
Jung Wook KIM
;
Sung Wook PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Inje University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. drskin99@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Autosomal recessive;
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum;
Generalized laxity
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Adolescent;
Axilla;
Calcium;
Dermis;
Elastic Tissue;
Humans;
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum*;
Skin;
Thigh
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2007;45(10):1083-1086
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a rare, heritable disorder of elastic fibers characterized by yellowish, coalescing papules on the loose and wrinkled flexural skin. An 18-year-old man presented cutis laxa-like marked wrinkling on the axillae, trunk and thighs for about 10 years. There was no similar skin lesion on his family members and no other systemic involvement was found. Histopathological examination of the abdomen revealed fragmentation and calcification of elastic fibers in the middle and lower dermis. Von Kossa staining showed calcium deposition along the altered elastic fibers. Herein, we report a rare case of autosomal recessive pseudoxanthoma elasticum presenting generalized cutaneous laxity.
