Elastosis perforans serpiginosa in a patient with Down's syndrome.

Abstract

Elastosis perforans serpiginosa is a rare, primary perforating dermatosis, frequently associated with certain genetic diseases and characterized by the transepidermal extrusion of elastic fibers. The present case report describes this dermatosis in a 19-year old female patient with Down's syndrome, who presented with asymptomatic erythematous, keratotic papules in an arciform pattern, located on her right forearm and knee, which had been present for five years. Following histopathological confirmation, treatment with cryotherapy was initiated, resulting in partial remission of the lesions.

• Authors: Ana Carolina Figueiredo Pereira, Isabela Guimarães Ribeiro Baeta, Sérgio Rodrigues da Costa Júnior, Oswaldo Macedo Gontijo Júnior, Everton Carlos Siviero do Vale
• Journal: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (An Bras Dermatol) Vol. 85 Issue 5 Pg. 691-4 ( 2010) ISSN: 1806-4841 [Electronic] Spain
• PMID: 21152796 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Cryotherapy
• Down Syndrome (complications)
• Female
• Humans
• Skin Diseases (pathology, surgery)
• Young Adult