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Transepidermal elimination of urate‐like crystals: a new perforating disorder?
Author(s) -
T. Lücke,
Mary E. Fallowfield,
Alan Evans,
John Lowe,
RonaM. Mackie
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02983.x
Subject(s) - birefringence , medicine , dermatology , optics , physics
We report two men who developed a transient perforating disorder characterized by transepidermal elimination of negatively birefringent needle‐shaped crystals similar to monosodium urate. This striking clinical presentation has not previously been described and we propose that it be added to the group of diseases known as the primary perforating disorders.