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 subtlety and benign nature of clinical and histopathological alterations, which can be easily confused with other pathologies. The authors report the case of a patient with exuberant clinical manifestations typical of elastorrhexis papular.
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Clin Exp Dermatol
November 2024
Delhi Dermpath Laboratory, Delhi Dermatology Group, New Delhi, India.
Australas J Dermatol
November 2023
Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Skin Res Technol
May 2023
Department of Dermatology, International Mongolian Hospital of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot, China.
Clin Case Rep
January 2023
Dermatology Department Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax University Sfax Tunisia.
Papular elastorrhexis is a rare, acquired disorder of elastic tissue, occurring in adolescent females, characterized by flesh-colored monomorphous papules usually located on the trunk and the proximal portion of the extremities. We report a case in an old woman with atypically isolated localization on the neck.
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