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Primary Anetoderma: A Case Report and Its Modified Classification
Author(s) -
Ishida Yuya,
Koizumi Nobue,
Shinkai Hiroshi,
Miyachi Yoshiki,
Utani Atushi
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00886.x
Subject(s) - dermis , medicine , palpation , infiltration (hvac) , lesion , pathology , dermatology , surgery , physics , thermodynamics
A fifty‐nine‐year‐old healthy male presented with fifteen round pouches around his bilateral shoulders and proximal thighs, at which elasticity was lost on palpation. Histopathological examinations demonstrated that the lesional dermis was thinner than normal skin and there was loss of elastic fibers and mild inflammatory cell infiltration. Because there was no preceding inflammatory skin lesion or associated diseases, the patient was diagnosed with primary anetoderma. This is a rare case of primary anetoderma that showed loss of elastic fibers and the thinner dermis. In addition, a modified classification is proposed considering associated diseases with a review of literature.