Pseudoxantoma elasticum-like dermal elastolysis: a case report

Dermatol Online J. 2011 Apr 15;17(4):13.

Abstract

Elastic fibers are components of dermal connective tissue that can be affected in several acquired disorders. Recently, a new entity known as pseudoxanthoma-like papillary dermal elastolysis has been described. We present a case in a 61-year-old woman.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Dermis / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Elastic Tissue / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / pathology*