Diagnosis of pseudoxanthoma elasticum in a patient with discrete skin lesions.
2023
Catalina Jahr, and
Valentina Vera, and
Roberto Bustos, and
José Contreras
Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. Electronic address: catalina.jahr@gmail.com.
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D011561
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
An inherited disorder of connective tissue with extensive degeneration and calcification of ELASTIC TISSUE primarily in the skin, eye, and vasculature. At least two forms exist, autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant. This disorder is caused by mutations of one of the ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS. Patients are predisposed to MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION and GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE.