A Case of Periumbilical Perforating Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
Annals of Dermatology
;
: 139-141, 2007.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Periumbilical perforating pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a rare acquired disorder that usually occurs in obese, middle-aged, multiparous women. It is considered as a separate entity from the hereditary pseudoxanthoma elasticum due to lack of hereditary transmission and association with systemic disease. A 70-year-old multiparous woman presented with a 2-year history of a gradually enlarging, yellowish ulcerated plaque in the periumbilical region. The biopsy specimen showed irregularly altered elastic fibers with encrusted calcium salts that underwent transepidermal elimination. We report a rare case of periumbilical perforating pseudoxanthoma elasticum with no signs of hereditary pseudoxanthoma elasticum.
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Main subject:
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
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Salts
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Ulcer
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Biopsy
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Calcium
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Elastic Tissue
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Dermatology
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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