Perforating calcific elastosis
Perforating calcific elastosis is an acquired, localized cutaneous disorder, most frequently found in obese, multiparous, middle-aged women, characterized by lax, well-circumscribed, reticulated or cobble-stoned plaques occurring in the periumbilical region with keratotic surface papules.[3]
| Perforating calcific elastosis | |
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| Other names | Localized acquired cutaneous pseudoxanthoma elasticum, Perforating periumbilical calcific elastosis,[1] and Periumbilical perforating pseudoxanthoma elasticum |
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| Histopathology of perforating calcific elastosis: Clumping of short elastic fibers in the dermis.[2] | |
| Specialty | Dermatology |
See also
- List of cutaneous conditions
References
- Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
- Hosen, Mohammad J.; Lamoen, Anouck; De Paepe, Anne; Vanakker, Olivier M. (2012). "Histopathology of Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum and Related Disorders: Histological Hallmarks and Diagnostic Clues". Scientifica. 2012: 1–15. doi:10.6064/2012/598262. ISSN 2090-908X.
-Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license - James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. Page 512. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
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