Pseudoxanthoma-elasticum-like papillary dermal elastolysis: another case

Dermatology. 1994;189(3):289-91. doi: 10.1159/000246864.

Abstract

Pseudoxanthoma-elasticum-like papillary dermal elastolysis is a rare acquired idiopathic non-inflammatory elastolytic disorder. This disease, described in aged females, is characterized by asymptomatic skin lesions of the neck and supraclavicular regions clinically resembling pseudoxanthoma elasticum. Histological and ultrastructural examinations show a total loss of the elastic fibres in the papillary dermis. We report another case of this entity in a 69-year-old Italian woman.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neck
  • Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / pathology*
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous / pathology*