Papular Elastorrhexis: A Case and Differential Diagnosis
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Papular elastorrhexis is a rare cutaneous disorder that occurs predominantly during adolescence. The disorder is characterized by asymptomatic indurated white or flesh papules showing decreased and fragmented elastic fibers in the dermis. We herein report on a 12-year-old girl with multiple asymptomatic white, nonfollicular, firm papules scattered on the extremities and trunk. Histological examination revealed focal areas showing increased layers of collagen fibers and decreased and fragmented elastic fibers in the upper dermis.
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[Papular elastorrhexis: a case report and principal differential diagnoses].
Elastic tissue disorders include a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by a reduction of elastic fibers in the dermis. These rare conditions occasionally have overlapping clinical and histological findings that make diagnosis a challenge for dermatologists and dermatopathologists. We report a case of one of these entities, papular elastorrhexis, and discuss the clinical and histologic...
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Papular elastorrhexis is a rare acquired disease, first described in 1987 by Bordas, which has been very rarely reported in the literature. It is characterized by small asymptomatic non-follicular papules, mainly distributed in the trunk. Histology of the lesions shows homogenization of collagen and fragmentation of elastic fibers in the dermis. The rarity of this disease is probably due to the...
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