Anetoderma occurring after hepatitis B vaccination.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
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2006 Jul-Aug; 72(4): 293-5
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in English
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| ID: sea-52330
ABSTRACT
Anetoderma is an elastolytic disorder of unknown origin. To our knowledge, anetoderma secondary to hepatitis B immunization has been described only once in the literature, in two siblings vaccinated at the same time. We describe, what we believe to be an additional case of such a rare disorder in a 21-year-old man. He presented with white spots and papules on his neck, upper limbs and trunk, that had developed gradually within the last 6 years without any symptoms. The initial lesions were red macules, which gradually enlarged in size and number, becoming pale. Biopsy of a sack-like lesion revealed normal epidermis and a discrete mononuclear infiltrate throughout the dermis. Association of anetoderma with hepatitis B vaccination is speculated here, as suggested by history of vaccination two weeks prior to the onset of skin eruption and ruling out other possible causes of anetoderma.
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Main subject:
Skin Diseases
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Humans
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Male
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Leukocytes, Mononuclear
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Cell Movement
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Hepatitis B Vaccines
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Connective Tissue
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Adult
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Elastic Tissue
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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