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Medical condition
Perforating calcific elastosis Other names Localized acquired cutaneous pseudoxanthoma elasticum , Perforating periumbilical calcific elastosis ,
[1] and Periumbilical perforating pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Histopathology of perforating calcific elastosis: Clumping of short elastic fibers in the dermis.
[2]
Specialty Dermatology
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]
See also
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 .
PMC
3820553 .
PMID
24278718 . -
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^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology . (10th ed.). Saunders. Page 512.
ISBN
0-7216-2921-0 .