A Case of Reactive Perforating Collagenosis.
- Author:
Jeung Hoon LEE
;
Jong Myung HYUN
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Reactive Perforating Collagenosis
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Collagen;
Dermis;
Epidermis;
Hand;
Humans;
Neck;
Rare Diseases;
Skin;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1985;23(6):790-794
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Reactive perforating collagenosis, first described by Mehregan et al in ]967, is a skin disorder characterized by transepidermal eliniination of altered collagen fibers. This rare disease appears as recurrent, umbilicated, crusted papules in response to minor trauma. We report here a case of reactive perforating collagenosis in a 21-year-old man. Examination of the skin revealed a number of centrally umbilicated, asymptomatic papules filled with keratotic plugs in various development and regression. The lesions were distributed on the dorsa of the hands, face, and neck. The biopsy spccimen showed a few of thin bundles of collagen which v ere extruded from the dermis through the atrophic epidermis and the turinels within the epidermis, reaching the buttom of the plug.
