Bullous solar elastosis.

Abstract

Solar elastosis is a recognized manifestation of chronic sun exposure affecting mainly Caucasian skin. Recognizable clinical manifestations of solar elastosis include cutis rhomboidalis nuchae, Favre-Racouchot syndrome, actinic comedonal plaque, nodular forms such as elastomas, elastic nodule of the ear and elastotic bands, collagenous plaques of the hand, and colloid milia. We report two patients with an unusual presentation of vesicular lesions clinically and histopathologically situated in zones of severe solar elastosis that has been previously referred to as bullous solar elastosis.

• Authors: Alexander Lugo, Lillian Montalvo, José R González, Jorge L Sánchez
• Journal: The American Journal of dermatopathology (Am J Dermatopathol) Vol. 27 Issue 1 Pg. 34-5 (Feb 2005) ISSN: 0193-1091 [Print] United States
• PMID: 15677974 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Biopsy
• Elastic Tissue (pathology)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Skin Aging (pathology)
• Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous (etiology, pathology)
• Sunlight (adverse effects)