Idiopathic atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini is a form of dermal atrophy of unknown etiology, usually affecting women during their adolescence and young adulthood. A 2-yr-old girl was presented with erythematous atrophic lesion on the right shoulder, which appeared from birth. The histologic findings were consistent with atrophoderma. This patient, to the best of our knowledge, is the first case of atrophoderma with an onset since birth.
Atrophy/congenital/metabolism ; Biopsy ; Child, Preschool ; Collagen/metabolism ; Erythema/pathology ; Female ; Humans ; Skin/*pathology

PURPOSE: To understand the modulation of genes by atrophy, differential expression of genes in normal and denervated skeletal muscle was investigated by DNA chip technology. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sciatic nerve and femoral nerve were resected in right leg of rat to make the muscle atrophy model. Muscle tissues from the gastrocnemius of normal and denervated legs were homogenized and RNA were extracted. Dyes were labelled during reverse transcription and hybridization was done into the DNA chip which is consisted of about 5,000 probes. RESULTS: By statistical analysis, 39 genes were selected as differentially expressed genes by atrophy. 15 known genes up-regulated by atrophy were genes related to immune response, extracellular matrix, andsignal transduction in plasma membrane. 7 known genes down-regulated by atrophy were genes related to cell growth and proliferation, intracellular signal transduction, and energy metabolism. Some unknown gene functions were analysed by bioinformatics analysis and they were highly homologous genes with McKusick-Kaufman syndrome protein, ADP-ribosylation factor-like 4, and component X of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that reduction of energy metabolism, activation of cholesterol exclusion, and changes on signal transduction pathway are involved in the process of atrophy by denervation in skeletal muscle of rat.
Abnormalities, Multiple ; Animals ; Atrophy ; Cell Membrane ; Chimera ; Cholesterol ; Coloring Agents ; Computational Biology ; Denervation ; Energy Metabolism ; Extracellular Matrix ; Femoral Nerve ; Gene Expression ; Heart Defects, Congenital ; Hydrocolpos ; Leg ; Muscle, Skeletal ; Muscles ; Muscular Atrophy ; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis ; Oxidoreductases ; Polydactyly ; Pyruvic Acid ; Rats ; Reverse Transcription ; RNA ; Sciatic Nerve ; Signal Transduction ; Uterine Diseases