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White fibrous papulosis of the neck in three Sicilian patients
Author(s) -
Siragusa Maddalena,
Batolo Dario,
Schepis Carmelo
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1996.tb01055.x
Subject(s) - medicine , xanthoma , dermatology , sicilian , pathology , differential diagnosis , anatomy , philosophy , linguistics
SUMMARY Three patients, two females and one male, presented with white fibrous papulosis of the neck. This condition is characteristically located on both sides of the neck; however, it also appears on the upper sternal region, with a necklace‐like configuration, in the two female patients, aged 72 and 78 years, respectively. A differential diagnosis was carried out with respect to other dermatoses that show a similar skin aspect, and to the pseudoxanthoma elasticum‐like papillary dermal elastolysis. This is because this condition, as well as fibrous papulosis, can be interpreted as a clinical‐histological variant of the same process of cutaneous ageing. However, environmental factors can play a role in the aetiopathogenesis of fibrous papulosis in the Sicilian population.